“Oh wow, I’m so sorry for calling you a Jew,” Paul said. The senator’s son then went on a rant against Jewish people, calling them anti-American and claiming Lawler and his “Jewish supporters” served Israel over America. Lawler argued with Paul and defended his support of Israel, telling him that he was antisemitic. Paul then […]
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The Growing Movement to Give Money Back to Renters
But Daniels, now 40, found a job teaching classes about native plants in Estes Park, Colorado, near the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, and found a townhome in a rental community set aside for people who work for the county. The workforce housing development she’s in—Fall River Village, near downtown—is one of the first […]
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New Trump Rule Puts Millions at Risk of Losing Rental Assistance
“HUD all of a sudden now is saying that they can just issue a regulation that allows work requirements and term limits, but that’s not what has been understood and what the law appears to show,” Fischer said. It’s unclear when the new rule would go into effect, although the 60-day period for public input […]
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Testing sustainable agriculture in Barcelona
A dozen MIT students recently set out for Barcelona — not just to study climate resilience, but to experience it firsthand. As part of STS.S22 (How to Grow Resilient Futures: Regenerative Agriculture and Economies in Catalunya, Spain), an Independent Activities Period course taught by Kate Brown, the Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of […]
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Tackling the housing shortage with robotic microfactories
A national housing shortage is straining finances and communities across the United States. In Massachusetts, at least 222,000 homes will have to be built in the next 10 years to meet the population’s needs. At the same time, there are numerous challenges in traditional construction. There’s a shortage of skilled construction workers. Most projects involve […]
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Understanding community effects of Asian immigrants’ US housing purchases
Asian immigrants are both the fastest-growing and highest-earning immigrant ethnic group in the United States, facts that have caught the attention of many economists interested in how these groups — whether investors or residents — impact housing prices, K-12 education, and other important aspects of community life. A new study by economists at MIT and […]
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A Simple Way to Make Housing Cheaper Is Languishing in the GOP House
The new factory-finished homes would also allow for more design potential, which means neighbors might be happier to see them on empty spots of land. “You can start building homes that don’t stand out for the reason that they appear to have been manufactured, but instead stand out because they look innovative, highly functional, including […]
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One Democrat Votes Against Landmark Housing Bill Even Republicans Back
In December, the State Department didn’t grant visas for all of the Iranian officials who planned to attend the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. Iran threatened to boycott the ceremony, prompting FIFA, the international soccer governing body, to step in. This time, though, Iran’s sports minister said Wednesday that the country would not be […]
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Trump Allegedly Told GOP Leader “No One Gives a [Bleep] About Housing”
China, one of Iran’s biggest oil importers, appears to be taking most of the oil. And almost all ship traffic moving across the strait is “linked to Iran or China,” Christopher Long, head of intelligence at U.K. maritime-security company Neptune P2P Group, told the Journal. Trump has claimed that it’s safe for ships to traverse […]
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Zohran Mamdani and the Rise of the Renter Politicians
For renter candidates, the issue isn’t just that housing is unaffordable. It’s that current laws meant to protect tenants are sporadically enforced or require tenants to organize and sue, and that politicians reflexively take the side of homeowners and landlords. “They put a lot of money into these races, and they prop up a lot […]
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Your future home might be framed with printed plastic
The plastic bottle you just tossed in the recycling bin could provide structural support for your future house. MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade beams, trusses, and other structural elements that could one day offer lighter, modular, and more sustainable alternatives to traditional wood-based framing. In a paper published in the […]
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