Kenton Card
@kentoncard.bsky.social
Rental housing, evictions & anti-displacement policy.
Postdoc @curaumn.bsky.social & affiliate at @minnpop.bsky.social & @buoncities.bsky.social
https://www.kentoncard.com/
Postdoc @curaumn.bsky.social & affiliate at @minnpop.bsky.social & @buoncities.bsky.social
https://www.kentoncard.com/
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Kenton Card
@kentoncard.bsky.social
· Aug 18
*How do crises impact policy debate?*
I'm thrilled to share my new article in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social w/ @acomandon.bsky.social (& Drew Messamore) that Andre & me began while at @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social !
I'm thrilled to share my new article in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social w/ @acomandon.bsky.social (& Drew Messamore) that Andre & me began while at @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social !
Reposted by Kenton Card
Zohran Mamdani went to the White House as a proud — and electorally successful — democratic socialist. And Trump, in one of the most surreal moments in modern US politics, seemed to accept that reality.
Here’s the story of the day Trump said, “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job.”
Here’s the story of the day Trump said, “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job.”
A Socialist In the White House
Zohran Mamdani is certainly not the first democratic socialist to meet with a US president. But his visit with Donald Trump shows the renewal of a historic American movement.
www.thenation.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Zohran Mamdani went to the White House as a proud — and electorally successful — democratic socialist. And Trump, in one of the most surreal moments in modern US politics, seemed to accept that reality.
Here’s the story of the day Trump said, “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job.”
Here’s the story of the day Trump said, “I feel very confident that he can do a very good job.”
Love fest in the White House today btw @realdonaldtrumppar.bsky.social & @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social – a twilight zone experience to watch a sitting president encourage a Democratic Socialist mayor-elect www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzw...
LIVE: Trump and Mamdani meeting at the White House
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Love fest in the White House today btw @realdonaldtrumppar.bsky.social & @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social – a twilight zone experience to watch a sitting president encourage a Democratic Socialist mayor-elect www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzw...
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Will New Yorkers will settle for a progressive mayor or build the assemblies, cooperatives, and networks needed to support lasting transformation?
A radical municipalist take on Mamdani’s victory by @yvonnegraphy
Read at nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani...
A radical municipalist take on Mamdani’s victory by @yvonnegraphy
Read at nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani...
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Will New Yorkers will settle for a progressive mayor or build the assemblies, cooperatives, and networks needed to support lasting transformation?
A radical municipalist take on Mamdani’s victory by @yvonnegraphy
Read at nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani...
A radical municipalist take on Mamdani’s victory by @yvonnegraphy
Read at nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani...
#Minneapolis community!!
Check out #zAmya Theater Project's premiere of "Living in America: The Waiting List is Full."
zAmya combines lived experience & artistic expression to inspire communities to work for housing justice for all.
Check out #zAmya Theater Project's premiere of "Living in America: The Waiting List is Full."
zAmya combines lived experience & artistic expression to inspire communities to work for housing justice for all.
November 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#Minneapolis community!!
Check out #zAmya Theater Project's premiere of "Living in America: The Waiting List is Full."
zAmya combines lived experience & artistic expression to inspire communities to work for housing justice for all.
Check out #zAmya Theater Project's premiere of "Living in America: The Waiting List is Full."
zAmya combines lived experience & artistic expression to inspire communities to work for housing justice for all.
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Great op-ed by my colleagues Tony Damiano & Ed Goetz @curaumn.bsky.social on how "we’re seeing haves & have-nots with #Minneapolis rents."
[link below]
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October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Great op-ed by my colleagues Tony Damiano & Ed Goetz @curaumn.bsky.social on how "we’re seeing haves & have-nots with #Minneapolis rents."
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Up next at #ACSP2025 I’m speaking about just cause eviction protections from advocacy research developed w/
@rentersunitemd.bsky.social & @curaumn.bsky.social
@rentersunitemd.bsky.social & @curaumn.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Up next at #ACSP2025 I’m speaking about just cause eviction protections from advocacy research developed w/
@rentersunitemd.bsky.social & @curaumn.bsky.social
@rentersunitemd.bsky.social & @curaumn.bsky.social
"Does tenant organizing improve housing quality & health?"
🔥 Fascinating new research by
@midwesterly.bsky.social, Drew Dearwood &
@alexkarner.bsky.social on the housing-health intersection out of UT Austin working with community org Basta!
#ACSP2025 —> Check out their findings👇
🔥 Fascinating new research by
@midwesterly.bsky.social, Drew Dearwood &
@alexkarner.bsky.social on the housing-health intersection out of UT Austin working with community org Basta!
#ACSP2025 —> Check out their findings👇
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"Does tenant organizing improve housing quality & health?"
🔥 Fascinating new research by
@midwesterly.bsky.social, Drew Dearwood &
@alexkarner.bsky.social on the housing-health intersection out of UT Austin working with community org Basta!
#ACSP2025 —> Check out their findings👇
🔥 Fascinating new research by
@midwesterly.bsky.social, Drew Dearwood &
@alexkarner.bsky.social on the housing-health intersection out of UT Austin working with community org Basta!
#ACSP2025 —> Check out their findings👇
Seniors in Cincinnati are forming a #TenantUnions to claim rights & affordable rents.
They demand to collectively negotiating w/ out-of-state landlord to prevent new renovations from displacing residents.
Video here: www.fox19.com/video/2025/1...
They demand to collectively negotiating w/ out-of-state landlord to prevent new renovations from displacing residents.
Video here: www.fox19.com/video/2025/1...
Cincinnati seniors form tenant union to fight potential displacement
Cincinnati seniors form tenant union to fight potential displacement
www.fox19.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Seniors in Cincinnati are forming a #TenantUnions to claim rights & affordable rents.
They demand to collectively negotiating w/ out-of-state landlord to prevent new renovations from displacing residents.
Video here: www.fox19.com/video/2025/1...
They demand to collectively negotiating w/ out-of-state landlord to prevent new renovations from displacing residents.
Video here: www.fox19.com/video/2025/1...
Great news!!
Louisville Metro is finally implementing its Anti-Displacement Commission & Assessment Tool!
Well done PUSH Louisville & Jecorey Arthur for keeping pressure on the city, and Louisville Tenants Union for launching the campaign!!
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Louisville Metro is finally implementing its Anti-Displacement Commission & Assessment Tool!
Well done PUSH Louisville & Jecorey Arthur for keeping pressure on the city, and Louisville Tenants Union for launching the campaign!!
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Louisville's Anti-Displacement Commission finally gets off the ground
The Anti-Displacement Commission will track housing developments that receive city resources to protect residents from gentrification.
www.lpm.org
October 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Great news!!
Louisville Metro is finally implementing its Anti-Displacement Commission & Assessment Tool!
Well done PUSH Louisville & Jecorey Arthur for keeping pressure on the city, and Louisville Tenants Union for launching the campaign!!
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Louisville Metro is finally implementing its Anti-Displacement Commission & Assessment Tool!
Well done PUSH Louisville & Jecorey Arthur for keeping pressure on the city, and Louisville Tenants Union for launching the campaign!!
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
Reposted by Kenton Card
Tenants across four states are joining forces to take on private equity landlord Capital Realty Group. From New Haven to Detroit, Louisville, and Kansas City, hundreds of renters are organizing through the Tenant Union Federation to demand collective bargaining.
Have Private Equity Landlords Met Their Match?
A new campaign from the Tenant Union Federation is uniting hundreds of tenants in four states to take on the mega-corporation that owns their homes.
inthesetimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Tenants across four states are joining forces to take on private equity landlord Capital Realty Group. From New Haven to Detroit, Louisville, and Kansas City, hundreds of renters are organizing through the Tenant Union Federation to demand collective bargaining.
"Who can speak, when, on what subjects & from what platforms is determined by historical context & differentiated by race, gender, class, ideology & politics. ..."
—Robin DG Kelley in @bostonreview.bsky.social
—Robin DG Kelley in @bostonreview.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"Who can speak, when, on what subjects & from what platforms is determined by historical context & differentiated by race, gender, class, ideology & politics. ..."
—Robin DG Kelley in @bostonreview.bsky.social
—Robin DG Kelley in @bostonreview.bsky.social
#TenantUnions can be funny too. Comedy & music as fundraising tools used by KC Tenants Union
www.axios.com/local/kansas...
www.axios.com/local/kansas...
KC Tenants brings its housing fight to the stage
www.axios.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#TenantUnions can be funny too. Comedy & music as fundraising tools used by KC Tenants Union
www.axios.com/local/kansas...
www.axios.com/local/kansas...
New film shows @sanders.senate.gov speaking to #MAGA voters in West Virginia about the struggles of working class people.
His message resonated.
Well done @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
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His message resonated.
Well done @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
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September 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New film shows @sanders.senate.gov speaking to #MAGA voters in West Virginia about the struggles of working class people.
His message resonated.
Well done @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
👇👇👇
His message resonated.
Well done @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
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Read everything by Robin DG Kelley, and esp. on such an important topic.
In our new forum Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s argument on the responsibility of intellectuals, written as the Vietnam War was rapidly escalating.
His injunction—“to speak the truth and to expose lies”—remains a powerful call to conscience, Kelley argues. But today it feels incomplete.
His injunction—“to speak the truth and to expose lies”—remains a powerful call to conscience, Kelley argues. But today it feels incomplete.
The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide - Boston Review
Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough.
www.bostonreview.net
September 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Read everything by Robin DG Kelley, and esp. on such an important topic.
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The special section from our 50th anniversary issue, The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide, is now online.
Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s classic argument, with @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social, Jennifer Zacharia, and @martinoneill.bsky.social.
Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s classic argument, with @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social, Jennifer Zacharia, and @martinoneill.bsky.social.
The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide - Boston Review
Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough.
www.bostonreview.net
September 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The special section from our 50th anniversary issue, The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide, is now online.
Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s classic argument, with @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social, Jennifer Zacharia, and @martinoneill.bsky.social.
Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s classic argument, with @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social, Jennifer Zacharia, and @martinoneill.bsky.social.
Should lawmakers limit rent price gouging & evictions after wildfires?
Adhiti Bandlamudi's new legislation #SB522 extends tenant protections to buildings destroyed from wildfires in California.
www.kqed.org/news/1205185...
Adhiti Bandlamudi's new legislation #SB522 extends tenant protections to buildings destroyed from wildfires in California.
www.kqed.org/news/1205185...
This Bill Would Extend Renter Protections to Homes Rebuilt After a Disaster. Some Say It Falls Short | KQED
Under current law, rentals destroyed in a wildfire, flood or other natural disaster lose certain tenant protections once they are rebuilt.
www.kqed.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Should lawmakers limit rent price gouging & evictions after wildfires?
Adhiti Bandlamudi's new legislation #SB522 extends tenant protections to buildings destroyed from wildfires in California.
www.kqed.org/news/1205185...
Adhiti Bandlamudi's new legislation #SB522 extends tenant protections to buildings destroyed from wildfires in California.
www.kqed.org/news/1205185...
*How do crises impact policy debate?*
I'm thrilled to share my new article in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social w/ @acomandon.bsky.social (& Drew Messamore) that Andre & me began while at @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social !
I'm thrilled to share my new article in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social w/ @acomandon.bsky.social (& Drew Messamore) that Andre & me began while at @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social !
August 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
*How do crises impact policy debate?*
I'm thrilled to share my new article in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social w/ @acomandon.bsky.social (& Drew Messamore) that Andre & me began while at @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social !
I'm thrilled to share my new article in @urbanaffairsreview.bsky.social w/ @acomandon.bsky.social (& Drew Messamore) that Andre & me began while at @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social !
Reposted by Kenton Card
#ICYMI: #NLIHC released a report that shows how the National Housing Trust Fund remains an essential source of gap financing for affordable homes. See how each state used their funds awarded in 2020: nlihc.org/resource/n...
August 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#ICYMI: #NLIHC released a report that shows how the National Housing Trust Fund remains an essential source of gap financing for affordable homes. See how each state used their funds awarded in 2020: nlihc.org/resource/n...
Reposted by Kenton Card
This article on on NYC landlords unable to pay their expenses gives a foretaste of what I suspect the pushback to a rent freeze is going to look like. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/07/b...
Rent Freeze Proposal Chills Cash-Starved Owners of Bronx Buildings
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s pledge is raising alarms as bankers refuse to finance regulated buildings where costs outstrip income.
www.thecity.nyc
August 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This article on on NYC landlords unable to pay their expenses gives a foretaste of what I suspect the pushback to a rent freeze is going to look like. www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/07/b...
Reposted by Kenton Card
Charlie Dulik on the past and future of tenant organizing
The Long Fight for Tenant Power | Charlie Dulik
More than a third of the US population rent their homes. The number of tenants in the country is growing fast—nearly triple the rate of homeowner growth
buff.ly
July 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Charlie Dulik on the past and future of tenant organizing
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Great work from CURA post-doc @kentoncard.bsky.social! nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
New Research Finds Good Cause Eviction Policies Don’t Hamper Construction
Multiple states have ongoing pushes for good cause eviction protections. A frequent obstacle: a now-disproven claim by developers.
nextcity.org
July 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Great work from CURA post-doc @kentoncard.bsky.social! nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
How can research inform policy change?
My team worked w/ tenant advocates from across the country to debunk the landlord lobbyist trope that eviction protections for tenants hamper the rate of construction.
Our model & evidence linked below in this @shelterforce.bsky.social article👇
My team worked w/ tenant advocates from across the country to debunk the landlord lobbyist trope that eviction protections for tenants hamper the rate of construction.
Our model & evidence linked below in this @shelterforce.bsky.social article👇
July 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
How can research inform policy change?
My team worked w/ tenant advocates from across the country to debunk the landlord lobbyist trope that eviction protections for tenants hamper the rate of construction.
Our model & evidence linked below in this @shelterforce.bsky.social article👇
My team worked w/ tenant advocates from across the country to debunk the landlord lobbyist trope that eviction protections for tenants hamper the rate of construction.
Our model & evidence linked below in this @shelterforce.bsky.social article👇
Happy to celebrate five years since @antipodeonline.bsky.social released "Geographies of Racial Capitalism w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore."
If you haven't seen or considered it as a teaching or organizing tool: check it out 👇
antipodeonline.org/geographies-...
If you haven't seen or considered it as a teaching or organizing tool: check it out 👇
antipodeonline.org/geographies-...
June 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy to celebrate five years since @antipodeonline.bsky.social released "Geographies of Racial Capitalism w/ Ruth Wilson Gilmore."
If you haven't seen or considered it as a teaching or organizing tool: check it out 👇
antipodeonline.org/geographies-...
If you haven't seen or considered it as a teaching or organizing tool: check it out 👇
antipodeonline.org/geographies-...
Reposted by Kenton Card
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street
May 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street