Author: nick

 Austin C. McCoy, Truthout Echoes of anti-slavery and civil rights struggles reverberate through the current uprising against ICE. It is difficult to find inspiration on this Juneteenth. We are still living in difficult times. In the last year, hundreds of thousands of African Americans have lost jobs. Some state legislatures in the South — Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi — have sought to dilute Black political power after the Supreme Court issued its Louisiana v. Callais decision. Meanwhile, this new administration has enacted a white nationalist immigration policy — effectively closing the Southern border; throwing undocumented people into prisons and camps; deporting thousands, including children; and unleashing…

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Sales are mostly stable in a broad range, but inventories are rising and consumer sentiment souring. The Census Department New Residential Sales report for April 2026 shows a 6.2 percent decline in sales. New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in April 2026 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 622,000. This is 6.2 percent (±12.8 percent) below the March 2026 rate of 663,000, and is 11.3 percent (±11.5 percent) below the April 2025 rate of 701,000. For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply The seasonally-adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of April 2026 was 489,000. This is…

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