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Cracked Foundations

Debt and Inequality in Suburban America
  • Michael R. Glass
2025
University of Pennsylvania Press

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Featured Excerpts

  • A row of houses in an American suburb.
    Q&A

    Cracked Foundations: An Interview with Michael Glass

    Debt-driven suburban growth fueled racial and economic inequality in housing, often worsened by policy.
    by Ryan Reft, Michael R. Glass via The Metropole on March 30, 2026
  • A billboard advertising nice homes while hiding the dilapidated state of the homes behind it.
    Book Review

    American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret

    Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
    by Michael Waters via The Atlantic
    This publication restricts nonsubscriber access to some or all of its articles.
    on November 6, 2025
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