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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2025 · 55 MIN

"Abolish Rent" with Leonardo Vilchis and Tracy Rosenthal

from Sad Francisco · host Toshio Meronek, Tofu Estolas, Leonardo Vilchis, Tracy Rosenthal

"Abolish Rent" is a new organizing bible from Leonardo Vilchis and Tracy Rosenthal, laying out the reasons why capitalism will never provide everyone with the basic human need of shelter. They discuss tactics from successful rent strikes, how California's COVID-19 eviction moratorium was both a success and failure of tenant activism, and the attempt by landlords to rebrand as "housing providers." Buy Abolish Rent [https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent] "Privatizing Public Housing: 'The Genocide of Poor People'" (Toshio in Truthout) [https://truthout.org/articles/privatizing-public-housing-the-genocide-of-poor-people/]   Support us and find links to our past episodes: patreon.com/sadfrancisco  

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