Detroit I may be meeting with organizers in Detroit about how to convert abandoned houses into affordable housing and land contracts into mortgages, but it was heartening to read on the plane about the activity in a number of communities, including the capital city of Sacramento, to bring some order to rental pricing in the …
Category: Financial Justice
For the Sake of the Poor, Goodbye and Good Riddance to Speaker Ryan
New Orleans Yes, there could be worse coming from the Republican side of the aisle if they have the opportunity to pick a replace for Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Louisiana Congressman and current Majority Whip Steve Scalise is a good example of how much worse the country could be …
Banks and Their Buddies Learned Little to Nothing from the Great Recession
New Orleans When we can muster up the attention span to read past the latest Mueller investigation activity and the Trump tantrums, we can see what Congress is doing to try to make life easier for the banks and gut Dodd-Frank requirements that force them to pay more attention in class rather than going the …