The Fight for Affordable Housing
6/22/202617 min
A.M. Edition for June 22. U.K prime minister Keir Starmer resigns as his potential successor says he wants to save Britain from U.S. style politics. Plus, peace talks continue in Switzerland as Iran and the U.S. agree to create a mechanism to ensure the termination of military operations in Lebanon. And the great American housing shortage is forcing a search for solutions. In the first part of our new series, Luke Vargas and WSJ’s Rebecca Picciotto dive into the persistent zoning tug-of-war pitting "Not In My Backyard" politics against "Yes In My Backyard" advocates pushing for more construction. Daniel Bach hosts.
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Daniel Bach· Host0:29
[upbeat music] President Trump's posts threatened to disrupt talks with Iran, but both sides agreed to continue. Plus, yet another British prime minister resigns, and we kick off a new series looking at how to fix the US housing shortage.
Leora Tanwatko-Ross· Guest0:46
Housing really dies a death by a thousand cuts. If you say, like, you know, "This housing proposal needs to fix every problem. It needs to provide housing, but it also needs to make sure it fixes all the traffic problems [laughs] in our town," then builders will just simply pull out.
Daniel Bach· Host1:02
It's Monday, June 22nd. I'm Daniel Bock for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. [upbeat music] We begin in Switzerland, where the US and Iran have agreed to continue negotiations towards shoring up a preliminary peace deal to end the war. Vice President JD Vance was there to lead the talks over the weekend, which the US had hoped would