Private Property

In Cuba: A Home of One's Own

Sarah Stephens | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Cuban Housing Laws, Cuba Housing Market, Cuba Private Property, Private Property, Cuban Real Estate Laws, Cuban Real Estate, Cuban Housing, World News
Sarah Stephens

Cuba has created a private market for housing. Effective November 10, Cubans will have the right to buy and sell their homes at prices they set.

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It's Time to Reform California's Civil Forfeiture Laws

Christina Walsh | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Equitable Sharing, Law Enforcement, Policing for Profit, Civil Forfeiture, Private Property, Police, Criminal Forfeiture, Los Angeles News
Christina Walsh

Through civil forfeiture, police and prosecutors can seize private property that they suspect is involved with a criminal activity. Civil forfeiture laws make it easy for law enforcement to seize property -- and profitable.

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Weekly Audit: Foreclosuregate Hits Home

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Market, Foreclosures, Democracy Now!, Edolpus Towns, Moratorium, The Note, Bank of America, Chris Hayes, The Nation, Alan Grayson, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage, Truthout, Mother Jones, Zach Carter, Bond, Andy Kroll, Private Property, Liar Loans, Liar Liens, Dean Baker, Politics News
The Media Consortium

Weekly Audit: Foreclosuregate Hits Homeby Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Earlier this month, Bank of America (BOA), the country's larges...

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GPS and the Police State We Inhabit: Living in Oceania

John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Surveillance, Gps, Judge Alex Kozinski, Fourth Amendment, Privacy, Department of Defense, Warrantless Surveillance, George Orwell, Technology, Private Property, Constitution, Lapd, Police, Technology News
John W. Whitehead

By ensuring that we never get lost, never lose our loved ones and never lose our wireless signals, we are also making it possible for the government to never lose sight of us, as well.

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The Link Between Ownership and Creativity

Wray Herbert | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Squatting, Psychological Science, Moral Psychology, Heuristics, Private Property, Cognitive Psychology, Patricia Kanngiesser, Ownership, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Wray Herbert

New research suggests that our moral judgments about property ownership may be an intuitive process--one more fundamental than society's laws and regulations.

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Rand Paul On 'Maddow' Defends Criticism Of Civil Rights Act, Says He Would Have Worked To Change Bill (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maddow Rand Paul, Civil Rights Act 1964, First Amendment, Americans With Disabilities Act, Rachel Maddow Rand Paul, Rand Paul Civil Rights, Senate Races, Ada, Race, Civil Rights, Rand Paul Civil Rights Act, Rand Paul, Rachel Maddow, Rand Paul Rachel Maddow, Segregation, Public Property, Rand Paul Discrimination, Racism, Lunch Counters, Discrimination, Private Property, Libertarianism, Rand Paul Maddow, Video, Politics News

MAJOR UPDATES: Rand Paul has responded to the controversy over his appearance on Maddow's show. Click here for the latest. Kentucky Senate candidat...

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Los Angeles: Private Property, Public Art

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Doug Davis, Murals, Los Angeles Downtown Art Walk, Los Angeles Arts District, Phil Lumbang, Downtown Artwalk, Bacon Wrapped Hotdogs, Take My Picture Gary Leonard, Gary Leonard, Private-Property, Art Walk, Private Property, Emmeric James Konrad, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles News
Lisa Derrick

Once again, Los Angeles mixes the concept of public and private. And art loses.

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The Declaration of Independence: Good Spin Plus High Principles

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Declaration of Independence, House of Commons, Magna Carta, Thomas Jefferson, Colonists, Private Property, King George, Politics News
Lanny Davis

This was pure political spin. Scapegoat the king, obviously an easier target to demonize than the collective gentlemen of the House of Commons.

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Stimulating Physical Activity by Building Healthy Neighborhoods

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Obesity, Outdoor Exercise, Urban Planning, Zoning, Private Property, Health, Healthy Living News
Peter A. Ubel

With intelligent regulations, such as thoughtful neighborhood zoning, we can influence our ability and willingness to engage in healthy activities like biking and walking.

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The First Death Rattle of Our Unsustainable Economy

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economy Wall Street Sustainable Steady State Renewable, Economy, Private Property, Neoclassical Economics, Capitalism, Sustainable Resources, Resources Finite, Green News
Rebekah and Stephen Hren

The idea that capitalism is the most efficient economic system is complete and utter malarkey.

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