Reposted by Quinn Leffingwell, MPH
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:
nytimes.com
When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich
