Twin Cities Tenants Union | Minneapolis, MN– Today labor and tenant unions in Minneapolis and St. Paul announced a March 1 rent strike drive, calling on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to immediately declare an eviction moratorium and the state legislature… Read More ›
Housing
“100 cops executed my neighbor”
Anonymous Red Phoenix correspondent | Portland, OR– On the morning of Feb. 5, Portland Police Bureau and federal agents killed a man named Erik D. Sherrer, who was wanted for a previous incident at a nearby grocery store. Over 100… Read More ›
Twin Cities Tenants Union launches with eviction moratorium campaign
Sofia D. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– Jan. 30 – multiple tenant unions and tenant organizers in the Twin Cities announced on Friday the launch of the Twin Cities Tenants Union, uniting the efforts of Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia,… Read More ›
Denver STAR program provides five years of safer streets, stronger communities
John M. | Red Phoenix correspondent | Colorado– In the shadow of Denver’s bustling neighborhoods, where working-class families juggle long shifts, rising rents, and the daily grind of making ends meet, a quiet revolution has been underway since 2020. It’s… Read More ›
July attack on Park Ave: Individual assassinations won’t liberate us, collective problem solving will
Meir A. | Red Phoenix correspondent | New York– Mass shootings have become such a common fixture in our headlines and newscasts that the grieving process has become exceedingly short, and the national discussion surrounding each individual event is shallow…. Read More ›
St. Paul attacks rent control, gives landlords a carte blanche to workers’ wallets
Margarethe Wegner | Red Phoenix correspondent | Minnesota– At the start of May, the Saint Paul City Council reversed its 2021 rent control measures in a 4-3 vote, selling out its constituents to developers desperate to extract higher rents. These… Read More ›