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On AlterNet: housing crisis

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "housing crisis"

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Threat To Capitalism

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Threat To Capitalism

Eric Lotke, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: PEEK. June 11, 2009.
The Chamber of Commerce doesn’t get it. They aren’t defending capitalism and free enterprise. They are all but destroying it.

Foreclosure Crisis Hits Warp Speed: 6 Million Families Face Losing Their Homes in the Next Three Years

Foreclosure Crisis Hits Warp Speed: 6 Million Families Face Losing Their Homes in the Next Three Years

Nan Mooney, AlterNet. March 30, 2009.
A second wave of very distressed families is going to be desperately in need of a social safety net that doesn't exist.

Heartbreaking Footage: Dateline Follows Police Evicting Families From Their Homes

Heartbreaking Footage: Dateline Follows Police Evicting Families From Their Homes

Nico Pitney, Huffington Post AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 16, 2009.
Chris Hansen traveled around the country interviewing the families who were being removed from their homes.

The President's $75 Billion Plan to Keep Roofs Over Heads

The President's $75 Billion Plan to Keep Roofs Over Heads

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 18, 2009.
"I'm here today to talk about a crisis unlike any we've ever known -- but one that you know very well ... "

Obama Takes Charge -- Will He Bail Out America?

Obama Takes Charge -- Will He Bail Out America?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 29, 2008.
While we deliberate major economic transformation, there are good ideas waiting on the shelf right now the new president can green light.

The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System's Broken

The Dirty Secret of the Financial Crisis: Our Banking System's Broken

William Greider, The Nation. November 22, 2008.
No more free money from Washington. No more masters of the universe. No more business as usual. Time for a banking holiday.

Our Economy May Be in a Death Spiral -- Will Washington Stop the Bleeding?

Our Economy May Be in a Death Spiral -- Will Washington Stop the Bleeding?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 15, 2008.
The Bush-Paulson plan isn't doing anything to address the underlying problems threatening America's economic future.

Millions of Homeowners Are in Desperation Mode -- Help Them, or This Crisis Gets a Lot Worse

Millions of Homeowners Are in Desperation Mode -- Help Them, or This Crisis Gets a Lot Worse

Joseph Nocera, The New York Times. October 19, 2008.
With almost 1 in 6 homeowners dealing with a troubled mortgage, we need a rescue plan fast or else face a huge social problem.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to the Economy

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to the Economy

AlterNetOctober 9, 2008.
From the housing crisis to the minimum wage, a look at where the candidates stand on nine important economic issues.

Medical Bills Stack Up, Americans Pack Up

Medical Bills Stack Up, Americans Pack Up

Ella Hushagen, Stand Up for Health Care AlterNet: Health and Wellness. September 29, 2008.
Medical debt is closely tied to the mortgage crisis that's pushing working families out of their homes and our economy to the brink of collapse.

The Republican Party: Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote

The Republican Party: Lose Your Home, Lose Your Vote

Booman, Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. September 12, 2008.
Of course, that's only in swing states. Feel free to lose your home and keep your vote in Utah, Wyoming, etc.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Collapse of the Middle Class Under Bush

Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Collapse of the Middle Class Under Bush

ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. August 17, 2008.
From "Meet the Bloggers" dedicated to the economic crisis.

Congress's Housing Bailout: Too Little Too Late?

Congress's Housing Bailout: Too Little Too Late?

Mark Winston Griffith, Drum Major Institute AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 28, 2008.
American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure and Prevention Act of 2008 recently passed the House after lumbering around the halls of Congress for months.

Living Without a Car: My New American Responsibility

Living Without a Car: My New American Responsibility

Andrew Lam, New America Media. July 24, 2008.
Giving up a car isn't easy -- even amid the gas crisis. But the covetous American way of life has become unsustainable.

"Banned" Bush Video Emerges: Blames Recession on His Drunken Wall Street Cronies

Greg Mitchell, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 23, 2008.
The video George W. Bush didn't want you to see.

Are Fannie and Freddie Screwed? Bush Hopes So

Are Fannie and Freddie Screwed? Bush Hopes So

Scott Thill, AlterNet. July 21, 2008.
Bush has set about destroying the decades-old lenders for good, plunging his knife into the backs of programs that helped normal Americans.

Wall Street Socialism

Wall Street Socialism

Robert L. Borosage, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2008.
The Bush administration is bailing out privately owned finance companies with our money, and then letting the owners keep the cash.

The Subprime Swindle: Economic War on Black America

The Subprime Swindle: Economic War on Black America

Brave New Films, The Nation AlterNet: Video. July 11, 2008.
How the mortgage crisis has affected the Black middle class.

Mortgage Crisis Is Leaving Children Homeless

Mortgage Crisis Is Leaving Children Homeless

Caitlin G. Johnson, OneWorld.net. July 11, 2008.
Some middle class families are facing homelessness for the first time.

Low-Income Renters Paying Tab for the Housing Bailout

Low-Income Renters Paying Tab for the Housing Bailout

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. May 20, 2008.
That's right; Congress wants to take away money from low-income renters to help bankers who made bad loans.

Three Things That Won't Help End the Foreclosure Crisis

Three Things That Won't Help End the Foreclosure Crisis

Dean Baker, Liz Chimienti, Center for Economic and Policy Research. May 15, 2008.
Falling home prices, rising foreclosures rates, and a slowing economy have created a perfect storm for U.S. homeowners.

Bernanke's Federal Reserve Freakout

Bernanke's Federal Reserve Freakout

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. May 14, 2008.
Call it a subdued, bankerly freakout.