The Privatopia Papers

How Wall Street Scams Counties Into Bankruptcy - Bloomberg For some reason, Wall Street never seems to get the message that bribing govern...

The Scam Wall Street Learned From the Mafia | Politics News | Rolling Stone The defendants in the case – Dominick Carollo, Steven Goldberg...

Report: Countrywide won influence with discounts - Businessweek WASHINGTON (AP) — The former Countrywide Financial Corp., whose subprime lo...

Firing of Hallandale Beach lifeguard prompts outcry and review - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com Executives of an aquatics company will rev...

States Steal Federal Foreclosure Funds at Their Own Peril - Bloomberg The U.S. housing market is showing tentative signs of life as demand...

Monroe Township ordinance to change homeowners association regulations | NJ.com MONROE TWP. — The township council will vote on amendments...

California Passes Significant Protections Against Illegal Foreclosure Processes | FDL News Desk "Pressured by a coalition of activists...

Homeowner threatened after HOA Hall of Shame report - www.ktnv.com ""We got our first letter from the HOA about two days after w...

Probation Fees Multiply as Companies Profit - NYTimes.com "'With so many towns economically strapped, there is growing pressure on...

"Occupy" your own home: A victory for free speech in New Jersey | NJ.com "Of the 314,000 such communities in the United Stat...

These Condo-Owners Had Their Properties Stolen By Local Developers - Business Insider "By buying the 89 percent of the units at the f...

South Floridians turn to roommates to help them pay bills - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com : "It's definitely on the uptick," ...

Miami-Dade property values rise for first time in four years - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com In a small conference room just outside County...

The Consumerist » Condos Sold Without Owners’ Permission For 1/3 Their Value "Imagine that you've recently purchased a condo for $...

Reliant Energy shuts off neighborhood's power, claims HOA not paying bills | abc13.com :  The Kleinbrook HOA, residents say, is not rea...

Righthaven receiver moves to fire CEO Steven Gibson - VEGAS INC "The receiver, Lake Tahoe-area attorney Lara Pearson, filed papers in ...

Missile Bases  : not just for missiles anymore! "Thank you for your interest in the unique underground structures we offer for sale. ...

Vivos Underground Shelter Network - YouTube This is even better than an above-ground gated community. But these people haven't read The...

Outsourcing Sandy Springs - Video Library - The New York Times This is the video version of the piece I linked to below. I am in it.

A Georgia Town Takes the People’s Business Private - NYTimes.com "The prospect of more Sandy Springs-style incorporations concerns peo...