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Social Security’s depleting trust fund has led people to doubt its long-term viability.
But is it really in crisis? @socio-steve.bsky.social explains how Congress can protect benefits and even strengthen the program's ability to ensure a good life in retirement. https://bit.ly/49mSedx
But is it really in crisis? @socio-steve.bsky.social explains how Congress can protect benefits and even strengthen the program's ability to ensure a good life in retirement. https://bit.ly/49mSedx
Our work on higher ed by @lookheron.bsky.social explores the foundation of many of today’s higher education challenges: from funding and governance to the conditions that make free speech possible on campus. 🧵
January 27, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Our work on higher ed by @lookheron.bsky.social explores the foundation of many of today’s higher education challenges: from funding and governance to the conditions that make free speech possible on campus. 🧵
Education. Housing. Health and child care.
The building blocks of the American dream are no longer affordable, new polling from @nytimes.com confirms.
As the government ignores rising costs, the #GoodLife afforded to prior generations slips further out of reach. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
The building blocks of the American dream are no longer affordable, new polling from @nytimes.com confirms.
As the government ignores rising costs, the #GoodLife afforded to prior generations slips further out of reach. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Education. Housing. Health and child care.
The building blocks of the American dream are no longer affordable, new polling from @nytimes.com confirms.
As the government ignores rising costs, the #GoodLife afforded to prior generations slips further out of reach. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
The building blocks of the American dream are no longer affordable, new polling from @nytimes.com confirms.
As the government ignores rising costs, the #GoodLife afforded to prior generations slips further out of reach. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
We shouldn't have to rob our futures to survive the present.
Asking Americans to tap retirement savings to afford overpriced homes doesn't fix the market—it just shifts the risk. Allison Zelman explains why we need FDR-style structural reform, not more individual risk.
https://bit.ly/3NGi9V7
Asking Americans to tap retirement savings to afford overpriced homes doesn't fix the market—it just shifts the risk. Allison Zelman explains why we need FDR-style structural reform, not more individual risk.
https://bit.ly/3NGi9V7
The Trump Administration Wants to Turn the Housing Crisis into a Retirement Crisis, Too
An analysis of Trump's housing affordability proposals, arguing that tapping 401(k)s worsens both the housing crisis and retirement insecurity--and why FDR-style solutions still matter.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We shouldn't have to rob our futures to survive the present.
Asking Americans to tap retirement savings to afford overpriced homes doesn't fix the market—it just shifts the risk. Allison Zelman explains why we need FDR-style structural reform, not more individual risk.
https://bit.ly/3NGi9V7
Asking Americans to tap retirement savings to afford overpriced homes doesn't fix the market—it just shifts the risk. Allison Zelman explains why we need FDR-style structural reform, not more individual risk.
https://bit.ly/3NGi9V7
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This project was born out of conversations about how the free college fight in 2019 and 2020 barely touched issues like free speech, curriculum, and academic freedom. That would be impossible today, but if we are serious about equity we can't stop calling for real public investment in higher ed.
NEW📰: Concentrated wealth and power threaten free speech at public and private colleges alike.
@lookheron.bsky.social argues the real issue isn’t public funding, but governance, power, and who is willing to defend academic freedom when it’s under pressure.
https://bit.ly/4aeVtnD
@lookheron.bsky.social argues the real issue isn’t public funding, but governance, power, and who is willing to defend academic freedom when it’s under pressure.
https://bit.ly/4aeVtnD
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This project was born out of conversations about how the free college fight in 2019 and 2020 barely touched issues like free speech, curriculum, and academic freedom. That would be impossible today, but if we are serious about equity we can't stop calling for real public investment in higher ed.
NEW📰: Concentrated wealth and power threaten free speech at public and private colleges alike.
@lookheron.bsky.social argues the real issue isn’t public funding, but governance, power, and who is willing to defend academic freedom when it’s under pressure.
https://bit.ly/4aeVtnD
@lookheron.bsky.social argues the real issue isn’t public funding, but governance, power, and who is willing to defend academic freedom when it’s under pressure.
https://bit.ly/4aeVtnD
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
NEW📰: Concentrated wealth and power threaten free speech at public and private colleges alike.
@lookheron.bsky.social argues the real issue isn’t public funding, but governance, power, and who is willing to defend academic freedom when it’s under pressure.
https://bit.ly/4aeVtnD
@lookheron.bsky.social argues the real issue isn’t public funding, but governance, power, and who is willing to defend academic freedom when it’s under pressure.
https://bit.ly/4aeVtnD
The admin is talking affordability—but hasn’t shown it’s serious about the policy.
You can’t tackle credit card debt while kneecapping the CFPB, fix housing while blocking new supply, or claim industrial policy if it’s purely political.
Our @bradlipton.bsky.social w/ @emilystewart.bsky.social ⬇️
You can’t tackle credit card debt while kneecapping the CFPB, fix housing while blocking new supply, or claim industrial policy if it’s purely political.
Our @bradlipton.bsky.social w/ @emilystewart.bsky.social ⬇️
Trump is rolling out a slew of new ideas focused on "affordability." A lot of them sound like proposals from Zohran Mamdani or Bernie Sanders.
Trump's surprising new source for 'affordability' ideas
Trump is rolling out a slew of new ideas focused on "affordability." A lot of them sound like proposals from Zohran Mamdani or Bernie Sanders.
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The admin is talking affordability—but hasn’t shown it’s serious about the policy.
You can’t tackle credit card debt while kneecapping the CFPB, fix housing while blocking new supply, or claim industrial policy if it’s purely political.
Our @bradlipton.bsky.social w/ @emilystewart.bsky.social ⬇️
You can’t tackle credit card debt while kneecapping the CFPB, fix housing while blocking new supply, or claim industrial policy if it’s purely political.
Our @bradlipton.bsky.social w/ @emilystewart.bsky.social ⬇️
Last week marked 16 years since the Citizens United decision.
The consequences for our politics have been disastrous.
Billionaire spending has skyrocketed—and it’s no coincidence that economic policies ever since have overwhelmingly favored entrenched wealth over the working class.
The consequences for our politics have been disastrous.
Billionaire spending has skyrocketed—and it’s no coincidence that economic policies ever since have overwhelmingly favored entrenched wealth over the working class.
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Last week marked 16 years since the Citizens United decision.
The consequences for our politics have been disastrous.
Billionaire spending has skyrocketed—and it’s no coincidence that economic policies ever since have overwhelmingly favored entrenched wealth over the working class.
The consequences for our politics have been disastrous.
Billionaire spending has skyrocketed—and it’s no coincidence that economic policies ever since have overwhelmingly favored entrenched wealth over the working class.
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Regulation isn’t good or bad by default. The question is whether it serves the public interest. @resnikoff.bsky.social’s report on lessons from YIMBYism offers a pragmatic framework for generating supply—from housing to childcare—for the people who need it most.
https://bit.ly/49uNdj8
https://bit.ly/49uNdj8
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Regulation isn’t good or bad by default. The question is whether it serves the public interest. @resnikoff.bsky.social’s report on lessons from YIMBYism offers a pragmatic framework for generating supply—from housing to childcare—for the people who need it most.
https://bit.ly/49uNdj8
https://bit.ly/49uNdj8
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At Davos, the president just bragged that he could “crush” the housing market if he wanted to.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.
Trump Uses Davos Speech to Brag That He Can “Crush” the Housing Market
President Trump’s entire speech at the World Economic Forum was supposed to be about affordability.
newrepublic.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
At Davos, the president just bragged that he could “crush” the housing market if he wanted to.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.
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🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
Roosevelt Institute Welcomes 2026 Class of Think Tank Fellows
Today, the Roosevelt Institute announced its winter 2026 cohort of think tank fellows—a group of scholars, policymakers, and public intellectuals whose work collectively advances a democratic vision f...
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
#ICYMI: Our top stories
✅ Why Americans are increasingly worried about the 2026 economy
✅ Lessons from the YIMBY movement on supply and subsidy
✅ Meet the Roosevelt Institute’s 2026 think tank fellows
More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4jXh4Ex
✅ Why Americans are increasingly worried about the 2026 economy
✅ Lessons from the YIMBY movement on supply and subsidy
✅ Meet the Roosevelt Institute’s 2026 think tank fellows
More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4jXh4Ex
Why Americans Are Concerned About the 2026 Economy
Roosevelt Rundown: A Pessimistic Jobs Outlook for the New Year, Meeting Need Is Just as Much About Supply as Subsidy, What We’re Talking About, and What We’re Reading
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:34 PM
#ICYMI: Our top stories
✅ Why Americans are increasingly worried about the 2026 economy
✅ Lessons from the YIMBY movement on supply and subsidy
✅ Meet the Roosevelt Institute’s 2026 think tank fellows
More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4jXh4Ex
✅ Why Americans are increasingly worried about the 2026 economy
✅ Lessons from the YIMBY movement on supply and subsidy
✅ Meet the Roosevelt Institute’s 2026 think tank fellows
More in the #RooseveltRundown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4jXh4Ex
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💰 Extreme wealth concentration isn’t just an economic issue, it’s a human rights one.
When a handful of billionaires shape decisions, people are locked out of power over housing, health, food and social security. Democracy can’t survive rule by the richest.
When a handful of billionaires shape decisions, people are locked out of power over housing, health, food and social security. Democracy can’t survive rule by the richest.
3K billionaires control $18.3 trillion, and this concentration of wealth is reshaping democracy itself. Billionaire money changes who gets heard, who decides, and who gets left behind.
Read the evidence: www.oxfam.org/en/resisting... #RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich
Read the evidence: www.oxfam.org/en/resisting... #RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
💰 Extreme wealth concentration isn’t just an economic issue, it’s a human rights one.
When a handful of billionaires shape decisions, people are locked out of power over housing, health, food and social security. Democracy can’t survive rule by the richest.
When a handful of billionaires shape decisions, people are locked out of power over housing, health, food and social security. Democracy can’t survive rule by the richest.
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3K billionaires control $18.3 trillion, and this concentration of wealth is reshaping democracy itself. Billionaire money changes who gets heard, who decides, and who gets left behind.
Read the evidence: www.oxfam.org/en/resisting... #RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich
Read the evidence: www.oxfam.org/en/resisting... #RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 AM
3K billionaires control $18.3 trillion, and this concentration of wealth is reshaping democracy itself. Billionaire money changes who gets heard, who decides, and who gets left behind.
Read the evidence: www.oxfam.org/en/resisting... #RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich
Read the evidence: www.oxfam.org/en/resisting... #RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich
Social Security isn’t facing collapse—it’s facing a political choice. Today’s shortfall is tied to rising inequality and policy decisions after the Great Recession, not just demographics. Our Director of Stratification Economics @socio-steve.bsky.social explains:
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Social Security isn’t facing collapse—it’s facing a political choice. Today’s shortfall is tied to rising inequality and policy decisions after the Great Recession, not just demographics. Our Director of Stratification Economics @socio-steve.bsky.social explains:
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I'm thrilled to join @rooseveltinstitute.org as a think tank fellow. Looking forward to developing new ideas for a financial system that delivers productive, sustainable, and broad-based economic growth. Let's get to work!
🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
Roosevelt Institute Welcomes 2026 Class of Think Tank Fellows
Today, the Roosevelt Institute announced its winter 2026 cohort of think tank fellows—a group of scholars, policymakers, and public intellectuals whose work collectively advances a democratic vision f...
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I'm thrilled to join @rooseveltinstitute.org as a think tank fellow. Looking forward to developing new ideas for a financial system that delivers productive, sustainable, and broad-based economic growth. Let's get to work!
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incredibly excited and honored to be joining @rooseveltinstitute.org as a 2026 Fellow!
🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
Roosevelt Institute Welcomes 2026 Class of Think Tank Fellows
Today, the Roosevelt Institute announced its winter 2026 cohort of think tank fellows—a group of scholars, policymakers, and public intellectuals whose work collectively advances a democratic vision f...
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM
incredibly excited and honored to be joining @rooseveltinstitute.org as a 2026 Fellow!
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I am thrilled and honored to be part of this great cohort and have the opportunity to continue working with the wonderful folks at the @rooseveltinstitute.org on media policy that protects, expands, and reinvents local journalism and public media.
🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
Roosevelt Institute Welcomes 2026 Class of Think Tank Fellows
Today, the Roosevelt Institute announced its winter 2026 cohort of think tank fellows—a group of scholars, policymakers, and public intellectuals whose work collectively advances a democratic vision f...
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I am thrilled and honored to be part of this great cohort and have the opportunity to continue working with the wonderful folks at the @rooseveltinstitute.org on media policy that protects, expands, and reinvents local journalism and public media.
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"Another vibe shift is underway—the vibes are still bad, but they’re starting to come from a weak job market more than high inflation." Some insights on how workers are doing...1/
Affordability crisis. K-shaped economy. Vibecession. TACO trade.
These were shorthands for a chaotic 2025 economy that will have lasting consequences.
So what’s next? Our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social breaks down what tariffs, data centers, and more mean for the economy in 2026 ⬇️
These were shorthands for a chaotic 2025 economy that will have lasting consequences.
So what’s next? Our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social breaks down what tariffs, data centers, and more mean for the economy in 2026 ⬇️
Now That That’s All Out of the Way, a 2026 Economic Preview
More than two weeks into the year is arguably late to preview major economic issues for 2026, but given all that’s happened since the ball dropped, it’s arguably a better time than December.
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"Another vibe shift is underway—the vibes are still bad, but they’re starting to come from a weak job market more than high inflation." Some insights on how workers are doing...1/
Affordability crisis. K-shaped economy. Vibecession. TACO trade.
These were shorthands for a chaotic 2025 economy that will have lasting consequences.
So what’s next? Our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social breaks down what tariffs, data centers, and more mean for the economy in 2026 ⬇️
These were shorthands for a chaotic 2025 economy that will have lasting consequences.
So what’s next? Our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social breaks down what tariffs, data centers, and more mean for the economy in 2026 ⬇️
Now That That’s All Out of the Way, a 2026 Economic Preview
More than two weeks into the year is arguably late to preview major economic issues for 2026, but given all that’s happened since the ball dropped, it’s arguably a better time than December.
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Affordability crisis. K-shaped economy. Vibecession. TACO trade.
These were shorthands for a chaotic 2025 economy that will have lasting consequences.
So what’s next? Our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social breaks down what tariffs, data centers, and more mean for the economy in 2026 ⬇️
These were shorthands for a chaotic 2025 economy that will have lasting consequences.
So what’s next? Our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social breaks down what tariffs, data centers, and more mean for the economy in 2026 ⬇️
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New from me: A brief for @rooseveltinstitute.org on the logic of YIMBY policymaking and its applicability to other domains. What principles underlying the YIMBY agenda are transferrable to thinking about energy, healthcare, and other areas? Short 🧵 to follow. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Lessons from YIMBYism: Taking “Abundance” Back to Its Fundamentals
Lessons from YIMBYism examines how supply-side reforms, public investment, and state capacity can make progressive social policy work as intended.
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
New from me: A brief for @rooseveltinstitute.org on the logic of YIMBY policymaking and its applicability to other domains. What principles underlying the YIMBY agenda are transferrable to thinking about energy, healthcare, and other areas? Short 🧵 to follow. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
This month, @governorva.bsky.social and @mikiesherrill.bsky.social were sworn in as governors of Virginia and New Jersey.
From day one, both centered the cost pressures hitting working households—from healthcare and energy to housing—and made affordability the focus.
Now they’re taking action. 🧵
From day one, both centered the cost pressures hitting working households—from healthcare and energy to housing—and made affordability the focus.
Now they’re taking action. 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This month, @governorva.bsky.social and @mikiesherrill.bsky.social were sworn in as governors of Virginia and New Jersey.
From day one, both centered the cost pressures hitting working households—from healthcare and energy to housing—and made affordability the focus.
Now they’re taking action. 🧵
From day one, both centered the cost pressures hitting working households—from healthcare and energy to housing—and made affordability the focus.
Now they’re taking action. 🧵
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One of the best days of the year is when we get to welcome new fellows! So excited for this new group to formally join our team!
🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
Roosevelt Institute Welcomes 2026 Class of Think Tank Fellows
Today, the Roosevelt Institute announced its winter 2026 cohort of think tank fellows—a group of scholars, policymakers, and public intellectuals whose work collectively advances a democratic vision f...
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
One of the best days of the year is when we get to welcome new fellows! So excited for this new group to formally join our team!
🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
Roosevelt Institute Welcomes 2026 Class of Think Tank Fellows
Today, the Roosevelt Institute announced its winter 2026 cohort of think tank fellows—a group of scholars, policymakers, and public intellectuals whose work collectively advances a democratic vision f...
rooseveltinstitute.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
🎊 Exciting news: We’re proud to introduce our 2026 cohort of think tank fellows!
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
This inspiring group will help advance our #GoodLife vision of shared prosperity and power for working people.
Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️
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Our independent, apolitical institutions are crucial to the future of every American.
Maintaining the independence of our central bank, as it has served us since 1951, is the conservative position.
That should prevail over the radical, extremist centralization of power to one unchecked person.
Maintaining the independence of our central bank, as it has served us since 1951, is the conservative position.
That should prevail over the radical, extremist centralization of power to one unchecked person.
The Supreme Court is hearing a case today that could rewrite the rules of U.S. economic governance.
An independent Fed protects the economy from politicians. Taking that away would be a historic mistake.
More on the stakes from our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social ⬇️
An independent Fed protects the economy from politicians. Taking that away would be a historic mistake.
More on the stakes from our Principal Economist @mikemadowitz.bsky.social ⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Our independent, apolitical institutions are crucial to the future of every American.
Maintaining the independence of our central bank, as it has served us since 1951, is the conservative position.
That should prevail over the radical, extremist centralization of power to one unchecked person.
Maintaining the independence of our central bank, as it has served us since 1951, is the conservative position.
That should prevail over the radical, extremist centralization of power to one unchecked person.
At Davos, the president just bragged that he could “crush” the housing market if he wanted to.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.
Trump Uses Davos Speech to Brag That He Can “Crush” the Housing Market
President Trump’s entire speech at the World Economic Forum was supposed to be about affordability.
newrepublic.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
At Davos, the president just bragged that he could “crush” the housing market if he wanted to.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.
But his administration’s recent, haphazard housing proposals—like a 50-year mortgage and letting people tap 401(k)s for down payments—are more theater than attempts at structural reform.