For years, credit card companies have extracted wealth from communities of color by charging extortionate late fees that far exceed the cost of doing business.

Congress must stand strong against industry attempts to overturn the consumerfinance.gov late fee cap.

accountable.us/lawmakers-bank…

MEANWHILE in #NYC at #CITYHALL .. The #ABOLISHtheTAXLIENSALE Coalition held a RALLY to Abolish the Tax Lien Sale for good. The Tax Lien Sale has been weaponized to take away community equity and displaced community residents.
#ABOLISHtheTAXLIENSALE

For years, the tax lien sale enriched predatory investors on the backs of Black and brown New Yorkers.

The city must permanently abolish the tax lien sale and work with community land trusts to stabilize tax distressed homes and keep people housed.

thecity.nyc/2024/04/11/lie…

A fire or flood are visible, but the displacement, confusion, and powerlessness that follows is invisible to most.

The Back Home Act seeks to address hardships holistically, providing pathways for tenants and landlords to repair their homes.

BREAKING: Tenants are by far the most harmed by Gouliani-era NYC Tax Lien Sale. Read more: bit.ly/TenantsHarmedB…
#AbolishtheNYCTaxLienSale
#CommunityLandAct Council Member Pierina Sanchez NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse
Council Member Shekar Krishnan Council Member Lincoln Restler Adrienne Adams
Nantasha Williams Erik Bottcher Council Member Tiffany Cabán (D22)
Council Member Shahana Hanif

“In New York City especially, housing is seen as for profit, but we actually have a moment where we can switch the narrative and think of housing as a human right,” said Will Depoo, senior campaign organizer with ANHD. Emma Whitford City Limits citylimits.org/2024/04/09/sta…

As your eyes turn back to earth today, here's a Crown Heights ballad I've been working on for a while.

It's got rent laws, supply debates, empty apartments, the fall of Signature Bank, and, most importantly, the women at the center, refusing to move: citylimits.org/2024/04/09/sta…

In 1970, two radical economists produced a plan for community-ownership of land and enterprise in Harlem.

It remains one of the most ambitious and detailed proposals for urban economic democracy I've ever seen.

Check it out here.

archive.org/details/econom…

To my #READERSareLEADERS #MOVEMENT
Big shout-out to New Economy Project & Public Bank NYC their efforts to bring Public Banking to NY were mentioned in this book.
#IAM #PUBLICBANKING #ADVOCATE

From the personal archives – 8/21/2017 (aka creepily autogenerated by my computer). New Economy Project #Eclipse2017

Russian speakers, help us spread the word!

Our article, out in ForumDaily New York, shares five things everyone should know if they're facing harassment from a debt collector.

newyork.forumdaily.com/debt-collector…

More resources in many languages here:

neweconomynyc.org/type/know-your…

Every New Yorker, whether they speak Spanish or French Creole, Chinese or Urdu, should have the tools to challenge predatory debt collectors.

Our free Know Your Rights flyers have now been translated into 10 languages!

Please share widely: neweconomynyc.org/type/know-your…

Our economy is structured to trap us in debt, and debt collectors consistently target New Yorkers of color with abuse & fraud.

While we fight to transform our economy, we must also know how to defend ourselves.💪🏾💪

Check out our new flyer: neweconomynyc.org/know-your-righ…

NEW: 21 NYC elected officials say NO to rent law rollbacks:

'We are writing to firmly oppose any measures to weaken New York’s rent stabilization system, an important source of affordable housing for working families across New York City.' cityandstateny.com/politics/2024/…

Anyone else just get this alert?

Our economy is structured to trap us in debt, and debt collectors consistently target New Yorkers of color with abuse & fraud.

While we fight to transform our economy, we must also know how to defend ourselves.💪🏾💪

Check out our new flyer: neweconomynyc.org/know-your-righ…

Every New Yorker, whether they speak Spanish or French Creole, Chinese or Urdu, should have the tools to challenge predatory debt collectors.

Our free Know Your Rights flyers have now been translated into 10 languages!

Please share widely: neweconomynyc.org/type/know-your…

Russian speakers, help us spread the word!

Our article, out in ForumDaily New York, shares five things everyone should know if they're facing harassment from a debt collector.

newyork.forumdaily.com/debt-collector…

More resources in many languages here:

neweconomynyc.org/type/know-your…

Thank you NCRC, our Will Spisak & fellow panelists today for the bold discussion on public banking at the #justeconomy conference.

It’s time to divest from Wall Street and create public institutions that serve the public good.

Let’s pass the NY Public Banking Act this year!

When tenants’ rights are under attack, what do we do? STAND UP FIGHT BACK!

Today, 200+ NYC tenants are marching to real estate lobby’s HQ (rebny) demanding #GoodCause , #HAVP , Right to Counsel, and NO ROLLBACKS to rent stabilization!