H. Jacob Carlson
@hjacobcarlson.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Kean University, Social Housing Development Authority, "Housing is a Social Good" (2026)-@UChicagoPress
https://www.hjacobcarlson.com/
https://www.hjacobcarlson.com/
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Welcome to A New Era, Cea Weaver!
January 2, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Welcome to A New Era, Cea Weaver!
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THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
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The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight. Read more in my new piece w/ @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
As Climate Collapse Inches Closer, The Tenant Union Is The Best Chance We’ve Got - The Forge
The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight, where tenant unions are battling for survival against the twin threats of negligent landlords and rising heat.
forgeorganizing.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The hallways of apartment buildings have become a new front in the climate fight. Read more in my new piece w/ @taraghuveer.bsky.social in @forgeorganizing.bsky.social
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
forgeorganizing.org/article/as-c...
Awesome new report by Jacob Udell and @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social on the rise of multifamily distress.
If we had an SHDA, we'd be ready to convert these to permanently affordable housing
If we had an SHDA, we'd be ready to convert these to permanently affordable housing
Financial distress in the multifamily market is on the rise in the United States: Multifamily loan delinquencies are at their highest rate in 10 years, having nearly doubled in the last year alone.
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Awesome new report by Jacob Udell and @ruthygourevitch.bsky.social on the rise of multifamily distress.
If we had an SHDA, we'd be ready to convert these to permanently affordable housing
If we had an SHDA, we'd be ready to convert these to permanently affordable housing
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Financial distress in the multifamily market is on the rise in the United States: Multifamily loan delinquencies are at their highest rate in 10 years, having nearly doubled in the last year alone.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Financial distress in the multifamily market is on the rise in the United States: Multifamily loan delinquencies are at their highest rate in 10 years, having nearly doubled in the last year alone.
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More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Rats, Faulty Heating, and Mushrooms on the Ceiling: Inside the Fight Against Pinnacle
As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units head for auction, residents warn would-be buyers of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
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Oh dear god no
November 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Oh dear god no
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Published my first Op-Ed w/ Professor Ed Goetz on how the national narrative about Minneapolis misses how zoning and market rate housing are necessary but not sufficient to help lower-income renters 🧵 www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
Opinion | We’re seeing haves and have-nots with Minneapolis rents
While the housing cost burden is easing overall, it’s not the case for lower-income renters, the authors write.
www.startribune.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Published my first Op-Ed w/ Professor Ed Goetz on how the national narrative about Minneapolis misses how zoning and market rate housing are necessary but not sufficient to help lower-income renters 🧵 www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
I know this is a controversial one, but here is me and Gianpaolo Baiocchi making the case for voting yes on NYC ballot proposals 2-4.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/31/y...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/31/y...
YES on Proposals 2-4 for social housing
We are on the precipice of a historic election in New York City. As we head to the ballot box to deliver a likely democratic socialist victory, we will also face three ballot questions on housing. …
www.nydailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I know this is a controversial one, but here is me and Gianpaolo Baiocchi making the case for voting yes on NYC ballot proposals 2-4.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/31/y...
www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/31/y...
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Think federal government housing aid is focused on low-income families & largely funded by the Department of Housing & Urban Development?
Think again.
In new work @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, we provide a comprehensive account of the US government's many housing supports, which go far beyond HUD 🏘️
Think again.
In new work @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, we provide a comprehensive account of the US government's many housing supports, which go far beyond HUD 🏘️
How Does the Federal Government Support Housing?
The federal government supports the US housing market through dozens of initiatives administered by several agencies—in total, spending hundreds of billions …
www.urban.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Think federal government housing aid is focused on low-income families & largely funded by the Department of Housing & Urban Development?
Think again.
In new work @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, we provide a comprehensive account of the US government's many housing supports, which go far beyond HUD 🏘️
Think again.
In new work @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, we provide a comprehensive account of the US government's many housing supports, which go far beyond HUD 🏘️
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The city failed this family, just as it's failing to hold bad landlords accountable.
Those days will end.
We will rebuild the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants—a longstanding tool of City Hall that has been defunded and deprioritized.
And it will finally have real teeth.
Those days will end.
We will rebuild the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants—a longstanding tool of City Hall that has been defunded and deprioritized.
And it will finally have real teeth.
Zohran for NYC
Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower the cost of living for working class New Yorkers.
www.zohranfornyc.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The city failed this family, just as it's failing to hold bad landlords accountable.
Those days will end.
We will rebuild the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants—a longstanding tool of City Hall that has been defunded and deprioritized.
And it will finally have real teeth.
Those days will end.
We will rebuild the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants—a longstanding tool of City Hall that has been defunded and deprioritized.
And it will finally have real teeth.
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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Started the day at the @weact4ej.bsky.social / NAACP breakfast in Harlem for an important discussion about environmental justice, housing, civil rights and the future of our city.
September 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Started the day at the @weact4ej.bsky.social / NAACP breakfast in Harlem for an important discussion about environmental justice, housing, civil rights and the future of our city.
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🚨 New paper: “Does Rent Control Turn Tenants Into NIMBYs?” in the Journal of Politics (JOP)
(joint work with @anselmhager.bsky.social and @hannohilbig.bsky.social)
👉 Have a look over here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Most important findings in this thread:
1/11
(joint work with @anselmhager.bsky.social and @hannohilbig.bsky.social)
👉 Have a look over here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Most important findings in this thread:
1/11
September 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🚨 New paper: “Does Rent Control Turn Tenants Into NIMBYs?” in the Journal of Politics (JOP)
(joint work with @anselmhager.bsky.social and @hannohilbig.bsky.social)
👉 Have a look over here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Most important findings in this thread:
1/11
(joint work with @anselmhager.bsky.social and @hannohilbig.bsky.social)
👉 Have a look over here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Most important findings in this thread:
1/11
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In a world riven by inequality and devastated by climate + ecological crisis, what would it take for "green industrial policy" to empower the working class in Global North + South, and be truly green?
New @cplusc.bsky.social report by me and Isabel Estevez (1/3) t.co/78sQQe4d1g
New @cplusc.bsky.social report by me and Isabel Estevez (1/3) t.co/78sQQe4d1g
September 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In a world riven by inequality and devastated by climate + ecological crisis, what would it take for "green industrial policy" to empower the working class in Global North + South, and be truly green?
New @cplusc.bsky.social report by me and Isabel Estevez (1/3) t.co/78sQQe4d1g
New @cplusc.bsky.social report by me and Isabel Estevez (1/3) t.co/78sQQe4d1g
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The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
August 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
This is absolutely vile
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New landlord references immigration to push out Fruitvale renters: ‘Are you legal’
Darrick Chavis, a prolific property investor with a history of renter disputes and legal battles, bought the buildings in the spring. The city attorney has demanded he stop any harassment of the rente...
oaklandside.org
July 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is absolutely vile
oaklandside.org/2025/07/10/f...
oaklandside.org/2025/07/10/f...
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So disappointed in this move from Randi and AFT. This is not the orientation that labor needs to be adopting towards AI. Between this, and the AFL-CIO moving to invest in data center projects in places like Wisconsin, we are removing one of the most effective AI countergovernance institutions.
AI should be a tool used by educators, students, and the public, not the other way around. Think of it like a GPS system for your car. You should still make the best decisions that work for where you are trying to go! www.edweek.org/technology/m...
Microsoft, OpenAI Partner With AFT to Train Teachers on AI
The announcement comes as a rising number of school districts are providing AI training to teachers and administrators.
www.edweek.org
July 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So disappointed in this move from Randi and AFT. This is not the orientation that labor needs to be adopting towards AI. Between this, and the AFL-CIO moving to invest in data center projects in places like Wisconsin, we are removing one of the most effective AI countergovernance institutions.
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
June 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.
I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
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As a result of significant omissions, Klein and Thompson fail to convey the risks of overcorrecting in the opposite direction: a plain-bagel liberalism that simply hands money over to the private sector with very few or even no conditions at all.
The Real Path to Abundance - Boston Review
To deliver plentiful housing and clean energy, we have to get the story right about what’s standing in the way.
www.bostonreview.net
May 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
As a result of significant omissions, Klein and Thompson fail to convey the risks of overcorrecting in the opposite direction: a plain-bagel liberalism that simply hands money over to the private sector with very few or even no conditions at all.
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Essential new evidence about rent control on cities throughout the US from my colleagues at @urbaninstitute.bsky.social.
Rent control:
—Is associated with a net reduction in rental housing availability
—BUT is also associated with increase in units affordable to extremely low income households
Rent control:
—Is associated with a net reduction in rental housing availability
—BUT is also associated with increase in units affordable to extremely low income households
Rent control and the supply of affordable housing
We generate the first cross-city panel dataset of rent control reforms and estimate their effect on the supply of rental housing overall and across va…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Essential new evidence about rent control on cities throughout the US from my colleagues at @urbaninstitute.bsky.social.
Rent control:
—Is associated with a net reduction in rental housing availability
—BUT is also associated with increase in units affordable to extremely low income households
Rent control:
—Is associated with a net reduction in rental housing availability
—BUT is also associated with increase in units affordable to extremely low income households
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I hope other university alliances start pooling resources and engaging in the kinds of collective action Rutgers is proposing here for the Big Ten.
senate.rutgers.edu/report/resol...
senate.rutgers.edu/report/resol...
April 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I hope other university alliances start pooling resources and engaging in the kinds of collective action Rutgers is proposing here for the Big Ten.
senate.rutgers.edu/report/resol...
senate.rutgers.edu/report/resol...