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July 23, 2025 | The American Prospect
Home Insurance Executives Are Raking It In—At Your Expense
Performance-based pay packages incentivize claim denials and other harmful practices.
July 14, 2025
Don't Let Home Insurers Fool You. They're More Profitable Than Ever
The industry paints a gloomy picture, but nationwide, property insurers still cleared $25.4 billion in underwriting profit in 2024, and their net investment income surged to $164.3 billion.
July 07, 2025
Blog Post Climate and EnvironmentDOGEElon MuskExecutive BranchGovernanceGovernment CapacityHousingRussell VoughtTrump Watch
We Need the Federal Government to Protect Us from Climate Chaos
The deadly Texas floods will not be the last manifestation of extreme weather turbocharged by fossil fuel pollution. In an era of escalating climate threats, we need a stronger public sector with more resources to mitigate risks, help people weather storms, and adapt for the future.
July 02, 2025
Press Release Climate and EnvironmentDOGEElon MuskExecutive BranchFEMAGovernanceGovernment CapacityHousingRussell VoughtTrump Watch
RELEASE: Tracking Trump's Disastrous Disaster Policy
“It’s only a matter of time before Trump and Musk’s reckless assault on disaster response and preparedness kills people in the United States.”
June 23, 2025
Kenny Stancil Carly Fabian, Public Citizen
Blog Post Climate and EnvironmentDOGEFinancial RegulationHousingTrump Watch
Attacks on Federal Climate Data Will Accelerate a Financial Crisis
The DOGE playbook for climate disasters: Gut federal climate data, let insurers jack up rates, and bury the financial results.
June 23, 2025
Kenny Stancil Carly Fabian, Public Citizen
Blog Post Climate and EnvironmentFinancial RegulationHousing
Mapping the Home Insurance Crisis: A Closer Look at North Carolina
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has called for abolishing the Federal Insurance Office. Is it because the data that FIO released makes him look bad?
May 30, 2025
Newsletter Climate and EnvironmentCorruption CalendarCriminal JusticeCryptocurrencyDOGEElon MuskExecutive BranchHousingImmigrationRevolving DoorRussell VoughtTrump Watch
Corruption Calendar Week 19: “We Reject Regulators.” Pardon Me?
This week the Trump administration deepened its wildly corrupt and lucrative crypto grift, sought to further enrich wealthy supporters at the direct expense of working households, and continued to pardon white-collar criminals who don the red MAGA cap.
April 25, 2025
Uh Oh! Abundance Group Does Not Like Abundance
The Breakthrough Institute’s critique of Abundance is so bad that I feel the need to defend Klein and Thompson.
April 24, 2025
Mapping the Home Insurance Crisis
A series of interactive maps and tables to help people make sense of the climate change-fueled home insurance crisis.
April 24, 2025
Kenny Stancil Patrick Davis, Public Citizen
Press Release Climate and EnvironmentFinancial RegulationHousing
RELEASE: Maps Reveal Nationwide Impacts of Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis
“These maps and tables bring to life data that sheds light on the worsening home insurance crisis, one of the clearest economic manifestations of fossil fuel-driven climate chaos.”
March 19, 2025 | The American Prospect
Op-Ed Climate and EnvironmentCongressional OversightDOGEEconomic PolicyElon MuskExecutive BranchGovernanceGovernment CapacityHousingRussell VoughtTrump Watch
DOGE Is Going to Kill a Lot of Americans
The Democratic Party could spell this out clearly and consistently for voters.
March 12, 2025
Federal Understaffing Spotlight: Housing and Urban Development
HUD’s enforcement power and ability to carry out federal programs have been weakened for years by staffing shortages. This blog overviews the key reasons why HUD needs more staff.
February 26, 2025 | No Corporate Cabinet
No Corporate Cabinet: Bill Pulte
FHFA Nominee & Extremely Online Scion Of A Real Estate Empire