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When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord

Heather Vogell ProPublica
Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price.

How to Repair the Planet

William P. Jones, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Dissent Magazine
In Reconsidering Reparations, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò makes the case for a political project with a global scope.

The Afterparty Is a Comedy Murder Mystery for Millennials

Eileen Jones Jacobin
The Afterparty is just one of several new comedies about stressed-out millennials finding themselves trapped in a murder mystery. So what is it about this generation that makes them all want to star in an Agatha Christie story?

Biden to Permanently Seize Afghan Assets

Jon Queally Common Dreams
"I can't think of a worse betrayal of the people of Afghanistan than to freeze their assets and give it to 9/11 families," said one person whose brother was killed on Sept. 11, 2001.