Critics say the targeting of single-family rental homes by private equity and other corporate landlords has undermined homeownership and driven up rents. The firms’ all-cash offers typically win over bids with mortgages. A Congressional subcommittee has new findings: 1/

Today marks the end of what is surely one of the worst terms in #SCOTUS history. Guns and prayer and abortion got most of the attention. But that's not all the Court did. Here are just some of the Court's bad decisions: 1/25

Study: Felony Convictions Impede Access to Stable Housing. This a major problem for those released from prison. There is no "room at the inn" as they struggle to get back on track.thecrimereport.org/2022/07/26/stu… via @thecrimereport

Rice Soc Professor Sergio Chávez with great insights here about Mexican roofers who are heading to Florida to rebuild after Ian. cnn.com/2022/10/06/us/…

Doing Zumba in public is a level of un-self consciousness I doubt I’ll ever achieve. And I even used to do high school/college theater. Hats off public Zumba-ers.

My sister was transferred to a prison work farm in VA, where she'll serve out her sentence. It's one of the nicer prisons in the state. Still, she'll be required to labor 8 hrs/day for $0.45/hr. "I can't believe it, Kristine. It's 2022 and I'm really a slave on a plantation."

If you are a college student who likes to nod intently at your professors while they're talking in class, just know that all of them adore you and think you are the absolute greatest

PSA: Doodle polls with more than 10 options are inhumane.

I once asked a police officer what the standard for probable cause was and a prosecutor objected that he didn't know

These authors are both right AND totally failing to recognize that sociology and political science — two disciplines *focused* on institutions and contextualizing individuals within systems — are social sciences. chronicle.com/article/when-s…

Special skills: did not respond to Pettiway listserv email chain

First increase in the national prison population since 2013: bjs.ojp.gov/document/p22st…