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Section 2: Texts

Core

  • Unit Reader
    • “Disarming the Great Affordable Housing Debate,” Solomon Greene and Margery Austin Turner, The Urban Institute, 2015
    • “Home Not-So-Sweet Home,” Paul Krugman, The New York Times Company, 2008
    • “The False Promise of Homeownership,” Marissa Chappell, The Washington Post, 2017
  • Digital Access
    • “Home Ownership: Is the American Dream a Crock?,” Jen Williamson, NitroCollege.com, May 7, 2019
    • “Study Finds Racial Inequality Persists 50 Yeas after Kerner Report,” Russell Contreras, Christian Science Monitor, February 27, 2018
    • “Why Home Ownership Is Good for Everyone,” Discover Home Loans, Discover Home Loans, July 12, 1905

Optional

  • Unit Reader
    • “Obama Unveils Stricter Rules about Segregation in Housing,” Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Binyamin Appelbaum, The New York Times Company, 2015
    • “Trump Administration Postpones an Obama Fair-Housing Rule,” Emily Badger and John Eligon, The New York Times Company, 2018