New Orleans It was bad enough when Wall Street sharpies like Blackstone started buying tranches of foreclosed houses in the suburbs to paint, rent, and then cash out. Now, algorithms are being deployed for house flippers. What could go right or wrong with this picture? A story in the Wall Street Journal claimed that …
Category: Financial Justice
Hello, Landlords and Your Bankers, Meet ACORN!
New Orleans Landing in New Orleans at 1:30 AM, the calendar alert said it was ACORN’s anniversary, our 49th birthday. The real celebration though had already happened the day before in Hamilton, Ontario, as ACORN Canada’s Convention had featured a final day of marches and multiple actions on a gorgeous day in every way. …
Tenant Breakthrough in New York State on Rent Control
New Orleans For tenant activists and organizers around the country and the world, rent control, real rent control, often seems like gold at the end of the rainbow, almost a mirage, certainly unattainable, and perhaps not worth the struggle. New York City has long been a beacon for tenants trying to win such protections, …