rich jones (@richjonesmusic.bsky.social)

During the 1970s, an arson wave ravaged poor communities across the US. Some lost 80% of their housing. Residents were blamed. In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.   I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:

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When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/books/review/born-in-flames-bench-ansfield.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk8.qVC1.VRsZzwQ7Rsb8&smid=url-share

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