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Donald Trump’s Father Was Woody Guthrie’s Landlord, Balladeer Writes About Old Man Trump Being a Racist

In December 1950, the well-known folk singer who composed "This Land Is Your Land" Woody Guthrie, moved into a Brooklyn public housing project owned by Fred Trump, Donald Trump's father and found it to be isolated by a color line that discriminated against all black renters of his properties.

Gentrification Might be Coming to Inglewood

Home buyers are keeping an eye on one of the cities in Los Angeles, Inglewood. With a National Football League Stadium under way in the city, more potential home buyers are being looked at as the start of gentrification.

AIG Mortgage Insurance Unit Spin-off Pushes Through

American International Group (AIG) has decided to continue with its plans to spin off its mortgage insurance unit amidst its battle with billionaire investor Carl Icahn.