Bryce Covert
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Journalist writing about the economy. Contributing writer at @thenation.com and member of @fspnwu.bsky.social. Send tips to [email protected] or on Signal: brycecovert.25 she/her
So be skeptical of them saying things like this www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Administration Takes Aim at Home-Builder Stock Buybacks
Housing finance chief Bill Pulte says home builders aren’t doing enough to lower housing costs.
www.wsj.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 PM
So be skeptical of them saying things like this www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
He says he wants to ban private equity companies from buying single-family homes, again with little follow up. Meanwhile his IRS has stopped auditing private equity companies after hemorrhaging staff. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
He says he wants to ban private equity companies from buying single-family homes, again with little follow up. Meanwhile his IRS has stopped auditing private equity companies after hemorrhaging staff. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
He says he wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, with no information on how he would actually do that. Meanwhile he's trying to completely dismantle the CFPB, which actually regulates credit card practices, and halt nearly all of its work.
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
He says he wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, with no information on how he would actually do that. Meanwhile he's trying to completely dismantle the CFPB, which actually regulates credit card practices, and halt nearly all of its work.
It's hard to say for sure, but I think it's safe to say that's almost certainly at least one factor given things like this www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Working parents’ childcare struggles are getting worse
The number of parents citing child-care-related work disruptions for missing work has risen from pre-pandemic levels and is higher than at the peak of the covid-19 crisis, new research shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
It's hard to say for sure, but I think it's safe to say that's almost certainly at least one factor given things like this www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The unemployment rate is higher than at the start of the year (4.4% vs 4.0%). Black unemployment (7.5%) is far higher than any other group and up since in Jan (6.2%). Unemployment rise was worst for Black women (7.8% in Dec vs 5.4% in Jan). See www.epi.org/blog/whats-b... for more context.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The unemployment rate is higher than at the start of the year (4.4% vs 4.0%). Black unemployment (7.5%) is far higher than any other group and up since in Jan (6.2%). Unemployment rise was worst for Black women (7.8% in Dec vs 5.4% in Jan). See www.epi.org/blog/whats-b... for more context.
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our takeaway: we can reduce rates of foster care without increasing the risk of child death from abuse and neglect. prevention and material supports are effective and dramatically less harmful than investigation + foster care.
January 8, 2026 at 3:51 PM
our takeaway: we can reduce rates of foster care without increasing the risk of child death from abuse and neglect. prevention and material supports are effective and dramatically less harmful than investigation + foster care.