Summary: <p><em>Mother Jones</em> senior reporter Tim Murphy tells the story of the housing crisis in Cairo, Illinois, and how the city has been affected by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its secretary, Ben Carson’s, crusade against fair housing. Murphy dives deep into the consequences of Carson’s reign at HUD, a department lacking the staff and the will to carry out its mission. With HUD failing to ensure fair and equal housing, the public housing situation in America is now going from bad to worse, and cities like Cairo are forced to pay the price.</p> <p><em>This segment is guest hosted by Arun Venugopal.</em></p>
