Economic Justice

Meet the Real Estate ‘Vultures’ Buying Disaster-Ravaged Homes

Sophie Hurwitz / Grist Sep 2, 2025 “We buy homes” companies descend in the wake of catastrophes to acquire damaged properties on the cheap. Survivors say they're predatory. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Film

The Battle of Sunset Park

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig May 1, 2025 A documentary about zoning politics stars the everyday people of a storied Brooklyn neighborhood. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Local Remote Workers

Adam Zyglis May 13, 2024 Dig deeper

Ear to the Ground

Biden Administration Unveils Proposed Renter Protection

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2023 The administration says the moves will safeguard renters and promote rental affordability. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Activism

Philadelphia’s Chinatown Battles Gentrification

Rikki Li / Prism Reports Jan 6, 2023 After facing decades of predatory development, youth and elders in Philadelphia's Chinatown have rallied together against the latest threat. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Fed Protects Gamblers at the Expense of the Economy

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Jan 8, 2020 Its forced choice to bankroll hedge funds and other speculative ventures in repo market comes at a price to the middle class. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A Tool for Dismantling Capitalism Is Hiding in Plain Sight

By Tannara Yelland / Los Angeles Review of Books Oct 18, 2019 Geographer Samuel Stein’s captivating new book is an effort to shift the housing discussion away from urbanism and toward socialism. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Google Secretly Expands Tech Empire Across the U.S., Getting Millions in Tax Breaks

Ilana Novick Feb 18, 2019 A Washington Post investigation reveals how the company used NDAs to hide from the public. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kushner-Linked Firm Targets Richer Areas in Program for Poor

JEFF HORWITZ and STEPHEN BRAUN / The Associated Press Dec 16, 2018 Cadre is a high-profile example of how early investor interest in Opportunity Zone tax breaks appears focused on places that need it least. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Reportedly Duped Investors and Profited Handsomely for Years

Heather Vogell / ProPublica Oct 17, 2018 An explosive ProPublica investigation exposes the deceitful tactics that enabled the "Apprentice" host to amass a vast real estate empire. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )

Blackstone, BlackRock or a Public Bank for California’s Money?

Ellen Brown / Truthdig May 25, 2018 The state’s stagnant funds could be put to good and much-needed work through a publicly owned bank—instead of being put at high risk through investment in public-private partnerships. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Screw U: The Illegal Business Practices of Trump University

Stephen Gilpin Feb 20, 2018 Soon after the author of "Trump U" started working for Donald Trump, he realized he was part of an appalling con game. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )