On AlterNet: housing crisis
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "housing crisis"
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.
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.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 15, 2008.
The Bush-Paulson plan isn't doing anything to address the underlying problems threatening America's economic future.
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.
AlterNetOctober 9, 2008.
From the housing crisis to the minimum wage, a look at where the candidates stand on nine important economic issues.
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.
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.
ZP Heller, Meet the Bloggers AlterNet: Video. August 17, 2008.
From "Meet the Bloggers" dedicated to the economic crisis.
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.
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.
Greg Mitchell, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 23, 2008.
The video George W. Bush didn't want you to see.
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.
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.
Brave New Films, The Nation AlterNet: Video. July 11, 2008.
How the mortgage crisis has affected the Black middle class.
Caitlin G. Johnson, OneWorld.net. July 11, 2008.
Some middle class families are facing homelessness for the first time.
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.
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.
Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. May 14, 2008.
Call it a subdued, bankerly freakout.
