Mamdani and the False Promise of Rent Control

Rent control promises relief but delivers scarcity, higher costs, and fewer homes

By Sam Jenson, Jonathan Hofer

Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral candidate, is trending. His promise of more aggressive rent control is capturing voters’ attention in New York City and has renewed interest in the policy across the United States. But rent control is nothing more than a poor patchwork in a city plagued by housing shortages. Rent control might provide a temporary fix for frustrated tenants, but it’s an inadequate and misguided solution to New York City’s complex problems for anyone whose time horizon is longer than a couple of months…

Unaudited Power: The U.S. Military Budget Nobody Controls. Ellen Brown

The U.S. federal debt has now passed $37 trillion and is growing at the rate of $1 trillion every five months. Interest on the debt exceeds $1 trillion annually

By Ellen Brown

The U.S. federal debt has now passed $37 trillion and is growing at the rate of $1 trillion every five months. Interest on the debt exceeds $1 trillion annually, second only to Social Security in the federal budget. The military outlay is also close to $1 trillion, consuming nearly half of the discretionary budget…

Israel Caught Admitting Hospital Bombing Was No Accident!

An Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for agencies including Reuters

by Jimmy Dore and Kim Iversen

An Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza killed at least 20 people, including five journalists who worked for agencies including Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera on Monday, August 25, 2025. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel deeply regretted what he described as the “tragic mishap” that occurred at the Nasser hospital. Kim Iversen said that it was no accident as it targeted journalists and there were two strikes within nine minutes…

Federal Land Ownership Hampers Native Prosperity

Native Americans live amid vast natural wealth, yet their communities are among the poorest in the United States.

by Mises Wire, Lipton Matthews

Native Americans live amid vast natural wealth, yet their communities are among the poorest in the United States. This paradox is not the result of a lack of ambition or ability, but a consequence of decades of federal policies that treat native peoples, not as equal citizens, but as wards of the state. The paternalism embedded in the federal trust doctrine has crippled economic development, discouraged investment, and stifled individual initiative. To unlock the full potential of Indian Country, the federal government must fundamentally reorient its relationship with native communities by restoring property rights, promoting economic freedom, and enabling energy independence…

Aluminium, Autism and Epilepsy

When coincidences begin to add up it is time to act

by Dr Christopher Exley

While we all anticipate the imminent announcement from RFK Jr and HHS concerning the cause of the catastrophic rise in cases of diagnosed autism I thought it pertinent to keep my foot on the throat of the international aluminium industry and their myriad collaborators in governments across the globe…

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