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Whose Capital? Our Capital! The Power of Workers’ Pensions for the Common Good

NonProfit Quarterly

6 (Central to the success of the CTU was naming this problem, refusing to accept the so-called solutions foisted on their schools by finance capital, and, ultimately, striking to push back against austerity-driven corporate strategies.) The same is true of pensions.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

In the 1930s and ’40s, banks and federal government officials redlined Summit Lake—a neighborhood named for its beautiful glacial lake—making it virtually impossible for anyone to qualify for a mortgage in the neighborhood or for any property owner, commercial or otherwise, to qualify for financing to make improvements.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

If we started from the idea that all people deserved security, we could create an economy where all jobs have: Income Stability Jobs with consistent, reliable income and steady schedules allow workers to plan their finances better, meet essential expenses, and save for the future.

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Lifting a Powerful Policy Lever for Housing Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

That could happen when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) finalizes the long-awaited Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule (AFFH), which was published in February in the Federal Register for a period of public comment—but only if we seize the moment. This strategy was not a panacea.

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Housing and Climate: Funding Holistic Solutions

Stanford Social Innovation Review

using non-toxic building materials that were manufactured, transported, and constructed using low-carbon, non-polluting methods and materials); reducing energy consumption and pollution; and using integrative design , which incorporates sustainability up front and promotes good health and livability throughout the building’s life cycle.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

2020 found New Haven residents, organized by the coalition New Haven Rising, storming the city’s March 30th Zoom budget meeting to express their disgust at Yale University’s continued strain on the city’s finances. Given my work, it specifically focuses on university-driven urban development.