What Determines Opportunity? (Hint: It’s Not One’s Bootstraps)
It’s the rare occasion when a significant social challenge is raised up in rigorous economic research and almost instantly answered by a creative and dynamic public policy response. Yet, in […]
Demand Congress Act to Advance Home Opportunity
We're in tough times, but there’s some good news on the housing front. In slow but meaningful steps around the country, decisionmakers are adopting key elements of the Compact for […]
Rep. Watt Can Save the American Dream
Change is coming to the most important government agency, one that most Americans have never heard of. For many months, a broad coalition of housing, consumer protection, and civil rights […]
The Fair Housing Act at 45: A Time for Celebration and Action
April is fair housing month and, this year, it’s also the 45th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act. Adopted in the wake of the assassination of Dr. […]
Progress and Peril for Home Opportunity
David Sassaroli contributed reporting for this article Home Opportunity is at a crossroads, and with it the American economy. Misconduct by banks, inadequate rules, and lax enforcement have cost 4 […]
Advancing Home Opportunity on Capitol Hill
On January 22 I spoke at a Capitol Hill briefing entitled “A Compact for Home Opportunity: What America Can Do to Stop Foreclosures, Restore Communities, and Fulfill the American Dream.” […]
Watch Your Mouth! Ten Phrases that Progressives Should Retire in 2013
Along with the usual New Year’s resolutions about exercising, getting more sleep, and being more patient with the kids, progressives should add better communications to their list. We have a […]
DeMarco Must Go
It’s time for President Obama to fire and quickly replace the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Edward DeMarco, with a Director who will uphold the Agency’s […]
An Opportunity Century? Election 2012, Social Justice, and America
What lessons do the 2012 election results hold for those of us who are committed to expanding opportunity and protecting human rights?
An Open Letter To The Candidates: We Need Housing Solutions
Last week, a coalition of housing, civil rights, and consumer protection groups issued an open letter to President Obama and Governor Romney asking what they would do, specifically, to address […]
Get Specific on the Homeownership Crisis
Now that the presidential tickets are set, it’s time for the candidates to get specific about problems and solutions critical to our economic recovery and future prosperity. Along with job […]
Gabby, Ryan, and Home Opportunity for All
Not even Olympians are immune from America’s homeownership crisis. The Associated Press reported this week that the parents of U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte are facing foreclosure in Florida, while […]