Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026CALL FOR PAPERS @Urban Affairs Association 2027, New York City #Socialist #Housing Policy and Practice 131
Reposted by Kenton CardRev. Rae Huang @raeforla.com · 08/04/2026For Midnight Books recap with Rae: We're fighting to expand tenant protections, rental assistance, eviction defense, and free city bus systems so that no Angeleno falls through the cracks again. 1227
Reposted by Kenton Cardmickbyrne.bsky.social @mickbyrne.bsky.social · 25/03/2026My book is out in the US today! Get in touch for a 40% discount @desireefields.bsky.social @kentoncard.bsky.social @danimmergluck.bsky.social www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...politybooks.comBeyond Generation Rent: Political Economy, Inequality, and the Private Rental SectorBeyond Generation Rent: Political Economy, Inequality, and the Private Rental Sector, As societies struggle to respond to the revival of private renting, this book offers the first comprehensive and c... 084
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Important contribution on the impact of new housing supply on rents coauthored by my @curaumn.bsky.social colleague @tonydamiano.bsky.social 👇🏼 030
Reposted by Kenton Card(CURA) Center for Urban & Regional Affairs at UMN @curaumn.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Do luxury apartments lower rents—or raise them? A new study co-authored by CURA’s Tony Damiano examines how high-end development affected nearby rents in Minneapolis during a period of rapid growth. #Housing #Minneapolis www.cura.umn.edu/research/bui... 051
Reposted by Kenton Card(CURA) Center for Urban & Regional Affairs at UMN @curaumn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026CURA is hiring research assistants! Head to the UMN Job Search site and search for student jobs using "CURA." hr.umn.edu/jobs/Find-Jo...hr.umn.eduUMN Student JobsApply TodayThe University of Minnesota has thousands of job opportunities for students to gain valuable work experience, hone your professional and personal skills, and contribute to your campus commu... 011
Reposted by Kenton Card(CURA) Center for Urban & Regional Affairs at UMN @curaumn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026A report from @shelterforce.bsky.social interviews CURA researcher Kenton Card "Right now, we are seeing the largest volunteer grassroots effort that I’ve ever seen, and I study these things for a living." shelterforce.org/2026/02/27/s...shelterforce.orgSafe and Sheltered: How Tenant Organizers Protect Their Neighbors in Minneapolis — ShelterforceTo protect themselves from ICE, many families are staying home; tenant organizers are pushing for eviction moratoriums to keep them safe. 064
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Q: How does new rental construction impact rent prices? A: It depends. New research finds BIG developments: ⬆️ rents of lower-priced units by 4.4%⚠️ ⬇️ rents of higher-priced units by 1.7%. @tonydamiano.bsky.social & Chris Frenier tell us why submarkets matter. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comBuild baby build? Housing submarkets and the effects of new construction on existing rentsThere is vigorous debate among scholars, and activists about the role that new market-rate apartments play in alleviating housing affordability issues at the neighborhood level. This study evaluate... 173
Reposted by Kenton Card(CURA) Center for Urban & Regional Affairs at UMN @curaumn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Neighborhoods Now! includes 4 one-day sessions, a follow-up think tank sessions with fellow organizers, a planned field action, and guest speaker programs. Throughout the course, participants will have access to 1-to-1 assistance from CURA staff. www.cura.umn.edu/programs/com...cura.umn.eduNeighborhoods Now! | Center for Urban & Regional Affairs 011
Reposted by Kenton CardSoren Stevenson - Minneapolis Ward 8 @ward8.minneapolismn.gov · 28/02/2026Join me in calling on the City Council and Mayor to support this effort by testifying at a public hearing of Pause Evictions, Save Lives this Tue 3/3 at 9:30 in the Council Chambers at City Hall (350 S 5th St). 13715
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 28/02/2026I was interviewed for a new @shelterforce.bsky.social article profiling how tenant organizers have responded to the ICE invasion of Minneapolis, calling for an #EvictionMoratorium. shelterforce.org/2026/02/27/s... 011
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Parents & neighbors have joined forces to defend elementary schools from masked federal agents abducting children in #Minneapolis. Let that sink in. Is that the America you want to live in? 030
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 24/01/2026In #Minneapolis, I’m talking w/ my neighbors about having legal observer patrols at our local elementary school because federal agents have been kidnapping children. Let that sink. #StopKidnappingChildren #abolishICE Then I see 👇 000
Reposted by Kenton CardRev. Rae Huang @raeforla.com · 21/01/2026Join us for a people-powered night of film and community at Whammy as we watch the silent-era classic Safety Last, on January 26 at 7:30pm! a piece of Los Angeles history that reminds us how storytelling has always shaped this city. Link to register below. 2216
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 19/01/2026I spoke to the Minneapolis City Council last week about how the academic evidence indicates that an #EvictionMoratorium is an effective & measured tool to maintain community safety — during the #ICE invasion. 171
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I've been living in #Minneapolis over the past year and a half. So I'm going to start sharing some observations that I've made on the ground over the past weeks. Let me know if you'd like me to comment on anything in particular. 020
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 06/01/2026I'm very excited to support tenant movement leader @raeforla.bsky.social of @housingnowca.bsky.social launch a powerful campaign for Mayor of Los Angeles!! 💰 support her if you can 💰 Learn more about it below👇👇🔥🔥 073
Reposted by Kenton CardMike McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Congratulations to Dr. James Sirigotis, who defended his dissertation Resilient Optionality: (Infra)structures of Climate, Feeling, and Finance at UC Santa Cruz. Sirigotis offers a comprehensive account of how capitalism now mirrors the logic of financial options, a truly brilliant work. 171
Reposted by Kenton CardJohn Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Zohran 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.”thenation.comA Socialist In the White HouseZohran 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. 2926746
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Love 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...youtube.comLIVE: Trump and Mamdani meeting at the White HouseYouTube video by Associated Press 140
Reposted by Kenton CardYvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Will 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... 072
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 12/11/2025#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. 120
Reposted by Kenton CardRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/11/2025trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick 445212565207
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Great 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] 120
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 25/10/2025Up next at #ACSP2025 I’m speaking about just cause eviction protections from advocacy research developed w/ @rentersunitemd.bsky.social & @curaumn.bsky.social 130
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 25/10/2025"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👇 182
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Seniors 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...fox19.comCincinnati seniors form tenant union to fight potential displacementCincinnati seniors form tenant union to fight potential displacement 041
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Great 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...lpm.orgLouisville's Anti-Displacement Commission finally gets off the groundThe Anti-Displacement Commission will track housing developments that receive city resources to protect residents from gentrification. 183
Reposted by Kenton CardIn These Times @inthesetimes.com · 25/09/2025Tenants 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.inthesetimes.comHave 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. 22113
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 30/09/2025"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 120
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 27/09/2025#TenantUnions can be funny too. Comedy & music as fundraising tools used by KC Tenants Union www.axios.com/local/kansas...axios.comKC Tenants brings its housing fight to the stage 030
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 18/09/2025New 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 👇👇👇 110
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Read everything by Robin DG Kelley, and esp. on such an important topic. 071
Reposted by Kenton CardBoston Review @bostonreview.bsky.social · 02/09/2025The 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.bostonreview.netThe Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide - Boston ReviewSpeaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough. 211054
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Should 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...kqed.orgThis Bill Would Extend Renter Protections to Homes Rebuilt After a Disaster. Some Say It Falls Short | KQEDUnder current law, rentals destroyed in a wildfire, flood or other natural disaster lose certain tenant protections once they are rebuilt. 120
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 18/08/2025*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 ! 1134
Reposted by Kenton CardNLIHC @nlihc.org · 14/08/2025#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... 031
Reposted by Kenton CardJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 07/08/2025This 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...thecity.nycRent Freeze Proposal Chills Cash-Starved Owners of Bronx BuildingsDemocratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s pledge is raising alarms as bankers refuse to finance regulated buildings where costs outstrip income. 1925469
Reposted by Kenton CardThe New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 22/07/2025Charlie Dulik on the past and future of tenant organizingbuff.lyThe Long Fight for Tenant Power | Charlie DulikMore 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 054
Reposted by Kenton CardTony Zombie-ano 🎃 @tonydamiano.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Great work from CURA post-doc @kentoncard.bsky.social! nextcity.org/urbanist-new...nextcity.orgNew Research Finds Good Cause Eviction Policies Don’t Hamper ConstructionMultiple states have ongoing pushes for good cause eviction protections. A frequent obstacle: a now-disproven claim by developers. 175
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 17/07/2025How 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👇 132
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Happy 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-... 14519
Reposted by Kenton CardPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 10/05/2025So 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 9773961111260
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 07/05/2025I'm excited to be part of a community conversation & symposium today on "Home Economics" at the infamous Miami University Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. 130
Reposted by Kenton CardPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/04/2025The Trump admin has just detained Mohsen Mahdawi, who: –has green card –was Columbia Buddhist club president –saw his best friend shot & killed by Israeli soldier –said "we are against antisemitism because antisemitism is a form of injustice, and injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" 10374302944
Kenton Card @kentoncard.bsky.social · 12/04/2025This op-ed by Kayla Giordano on "The truth about #justcause #eviction & #HousingSupply" cites our research at @curaumn.bsky.social ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/t...ctmirror.orgOpinion: The truth about just cause eviction and housing supplyThe evidence is compelling, tenant protections are not the reason Connecticut is failing to grow our housing supply. 021
Reposted by Kenton CardPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Plainclothes agents. Trying to question elementary-aged kids. And lying that they had parents permission to do so. 366107483827
Reposted by Kenton CardElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/04/2025No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks. We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that. 18706013012619
Reposted by Kenton CardPolicy Simulation Library @pslmodels.org · 08/04/2025In our most recent PSL Demo Day, @lorettaclees.bsky.social, @kentoncard.bsky.social , and Andre Comandon talk about their project creating an open source tool to assess housing displacement risk. 144
Reposted by Kenton CardJamila Michener @povertyscholar.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Instead of weaponizing efficiency to bludgeon government, let's cultivate more responsive, effective government. My new white paper @responsivegov.bsky.social argues for governance rooted in "the robust & systematic centering of the voices of the denizens who most rely on public social programs." 03513