HUD

Nicolas Retsinas and the RTC Ledger of the S&L Fire Sale

For years, the administrative records of a Clinton-era housing chief stayed tucked away, mapping a network of bank failures and asset liquidations where the names of the ultimate profiteers are stripped from the correspondence.

By Harlan Pryce · September 26, 2026

Suddenly Thousands and HUD's Manual for Migrant Control

Translated into Ethiopic, Tagalog, and Russian, a series of federal brochures masks a state effort to categorize and control displaced populations.

By Theo Marchetti · September 19, 2026

Guam and the 1954 Housing Act’s Map of Cold War Hubs

Local jurisdictions in Guam and Puerto Rico provided spatial data for a federal program that stripped its most sensitive maps from the public record.

By Miriam Adler · September 11, 2026