Rich Benjamin, Hyperion Books. October 16, 2009. The law does not forbid segregated or discriminating neighborhoods. It simply forbids intentional discrimination.
Vanessa Richmond, The Tyee. July 17, 2009. The carbon emissions of Bono's band's world tour are equivalent to the waste created by 6,500 average British or Irish people in an entire year.
Tom Leonard, The Telegraph (UK). June 13, 2009. Concept of razing post-industrial "rust belt" empty neighborhoods draws interest in Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities.
Daniel Fireside, Dollars and Sense. March 19, 2009. Homeowners aren't the only ones in trouble from foreclosures -- renters, urban neighborhoods, and entire cities are at risk.
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 ... "
Nan Mooney, AlterNet. February 18, 2009. Thought you'd leave your roommates behind after your career got going? Think again. Social mobility ain't what it used to be.
Ben Ehrenreich, The Nation. January 23, 2009. Community-based movements to halt the flood of foreclosures have been building across the country. And they're not the usual suspects.
Stephen Pizzo, News for Real. December 26, 2008. We need a healthcare bubble, an infrastructure bubble and a green bubble right now -- or else the whole thing will pop.
George Soros, AlterNet. September 13, 2008. Washington's recent compromise on the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac constitutes the worst of all possible worlds.
Jill C., Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. July 27, 2008. Another $250 billion in adjustable-rate mortgages are expected to reset this year and next, and over $700 billion by 2010.
Isaiah J. Poole, Campaign for America's Future AlterNet: PEEK. May 15, 2008. A new report reveals that, by any indicator, standards of living are in decline.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. May 2, 2008. Washington has been debilitated by a horrible disease -- one that inhibits emotions like compassion and integrity.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. April 30, 2008. In the wake of the housing crash and rising food and energy prices, Americans are pawning their clothes, furniture and more.
Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. April 1, 2008. The big surprise here is that there’s no whiny excuses yet. No alcoholism to blame, at least yet.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2008. While Jackson was busy erecting giant photo homages to himself, the nation was spiraling into the worst housing crisis since the Great Depression.
Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. March 31, 2008. "It would be a little different if the administration said housing prices are going up. If they hadn’t said there’s no bubble," said Krugman.
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 4, 2008. "Homeless Hero" tells the story of Cheri Honkala's rise from homelessness to the leadership of a growing popular movement in America.
Ian Welsh, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. December 25, 2007. As many have noted, the last time the US saw widespread housing price declines was the Great Depression.
