Opinion | The good news about murder Homicides are way down. What happened, what we can learn and how progressives became crime fighters.

The good news about murder

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Engage the community in fighting crime.

Opinion | They Saw Their Neighbors Taken Away by ICE. Then They Made a Plan.

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Inspiring piece about resistance...

A big thanks to Wade Rathke and Social Policy Press for running an excerpt of my book on the Community Reinvestment Act and the foreword by Gregory Squires. See excerpt:

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And see foreword here:

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DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new AI tool to eliminate federal regulations, aiming to cut 50 percent of rules by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations

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Would you trust machines to tell you which consumer and worker protections to cut? Some look at regulations as nothing but take a read of Upton Sinclair's the Jungle

Lawsuit - CFPB Derelict on Section 1071 Small Business Data This week, advocates sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over their delays in implementing Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. This ...

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You can't figure out credit needs in your community if you cannot access small business lending data lawsuit alleges.

‘Make America Racist Again? Make America Bigoted Again?’ - ICT News ‘ … the sorry chapter of history we do not want to go back to … ‘

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Just in case anyone thinks that Native Americans appreciate the President insisting that the Washington football team goes back to its former racist name, see what this leader has to say

Opinion | A Pro-Trump Community Reckons With Losing a Beloved Immigrant Neighbor

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How does a red county feel when a small businessman and neighbor is deported?

Andre Perry’s Prescription for Improving the Quality of Life in Black Communities If you are looking for strategies to improve the quality of life and wealth in Black communities, look no further than Andre Perry’s new book entitled Black Power Scorecard: Measuring the Racial Gap a...

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If you are interested in community development, this is a book to read!

Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump Once a powerful watchdog for financial wrongdoing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has seen its enforcement efforts grind to a halt under the Trump administration

Employees at the nation's consumer financial watchdog say it's become toothless under Trump

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Read and weep...an agency with a mission of protecting consumers in the financial market has become a protector of the predators

Federal Bank Agencies Propose to Rescind 2023 Community Reinvestment Act Rule A Step Backwards for Our Economy and Traditionally Underserved Neighborhoods

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Today, the federal bank agencies took a step backward for modest income communities and the overall economy.

Opinion | A New Era of Hunger Has Begun

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42 million Americans rely on food stamps and the Big Beautiful Bill cuts the amount of aid.

PODCAST | Chrisman Commentary

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I am interviewed about my new book on the Community Reinvestment Act. See July 11 episode. Start at minute 4

I started advocating for small business data when I was 36 and I hope I don’t have to wait until I am 71 to see it When I was working at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), John Taylor, the former President and CEO, had a saying, “Data drives the movement for economic justice.”

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This is a story about data...might be a little wonkish but I think it points to something bigger - polarization is preventing us from collecting data and solving problems together.

Opinion | The Civil War That Never Ended

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Takes a while to read but wow. Charles Sumner's early contact and living in an African American neighborhood helps make him a prominent civil rights advocate

Opinion | The Ugliness of the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill, in Charts Steven Rattner reveals the ugly reality lurking within the “big, beautiful bill.”

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10 charts showing the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill. Read and weep.

Opinion | Actually, Secretary Hegseth, Harriet Tubman was a war hero Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is wrong to consider stripping her name from the USNS Harriet Tubman.

Actually, Secretary Hegseth, Harriet Tubman was a war hero

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Harriet Tubman's name must remain on the battleship.

Fewer Safeguards to Protect Communities when Banks Merge As the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) sailed through Congress and cut off health insurance for millions of Americans one day before Independence Day, two federal bank agencies acted under the radar of media...

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Another blow for communities just in time for Independence Day...FDIC makes it easier for banks to merge and neglect communities.

If you want to find out about the truth about immigration….. Then you must read Zeke Hernandez’s The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers.

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Check out Zeke Hernandez's excellent book about immigration, a most timely topic.

Immigrants drive population growth in a graying America, census shows Immigration is driving U.S. population growth, partially offsetting a broader demographic shift as baby boomers age, according to Census Bureau data.

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So who will pay for our Social Security if the Trump Administration sharply restricts immigration?

Opinion | ICE Will See You Now

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The Trump administration does not want you to know the identity of ICE officers, but they want to know everything about you. Think about what this means for democracy.

Opinion: CT Housing bill would help rectify redlining If signed, CT’s ambitious housing bill, HB 5002 will help overcome a legacy of redlining and increase housing equity and affordability for all residents.

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I write how a pending bill in Connecticut could help combat redlining and segregation

Opinion | How American Sports Leagues Sold Out and Shattered Sports Culture

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How private equity and corporate capitalism is destroying the community aspect of sports and what can be done about it

There is No Place for Us – Brian Goldstone documents the human and society costs of homelessness I very much enjoy ethnographic books in which the author immerses himself with an organization or group of people.

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Great new book on homelessness follows five families in Atlanta

Equity in Action – Summit of the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) Shows Us how to Revitalize Communities Last week, the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG) held its 15th annual summit entitled “Equity in Action.” Indeed, this summit showed all stakeholders – community organizations, banks, and...

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Check out this post about how the PCRG conference demonstrated the need for holistic community development.

Stop Attacks on Pride, LGBTQ+ People, and Drag: Protect Free Expression Nationwide! Pride and drag are protected speech. For many communities, Pride is the only time LGBTQ+ people can gather openly. These attacks aim to erase us entirely. Yet politicians keep pushing these discrimina...

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Everyone should have dignity and the right to express themselves. Sign the petition and take a stand for tolerance and acceptance. We are all sacred.

Opinion | This senator’s comment on Medicaid cuts was brutal but accurate It is hard to articulate a justification for ballooning the federal debt in service of saving fewer lives.

This senator’s comment on Medicaid cuts was brutal but accurate

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10,000 people annually or 100,000 over a decade will die prematurely thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill

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Please watch and tell me if it is acceptable to terrorize parents and elementary school kids because they look different than you or I. As a Jew and a human being, this is diametrically opposed to my values

A big thanks to the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group for hosting a keynote presentation about my book Ending Redlining through a Community Centered Reform of the Community Reinvestment Act!

Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.

Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre

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300 lives lost and more than 1,000 homes destroyed in the Tulsa pogrom. A century later - reparations. Too late but without advocacy, justice would not have happened

Under Trump, a Native American Mascot Debate Is Turned Upside Down

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Twisted logic of the Trump administration - removing Native American mascots hurt white kids.