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What happens when your landlord is private equity? A tale from Detroit:

❌Unfair evictions
❌Unsafe, unheated, and deteriorating homes
❌Your home is a digital cryptocurrency “token” sold to investors worldwide

Housing should not be a speculative investment but a public good.
November 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
When child care is owned by private investors and not local stakeholders, families suffer.

Creator Kimmy the Daycare Diva recently broke down what happens when private equity treats daycares like tradable assets—and how public and co-op models can keep care rooted in the community.

Watch below! 👇
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Housing + Private Equity = A recipe for profit over people.

As urgency grows around housing and affordability, we peel back the curtain on an issue impacting hundreds of Detroit residents: housing as a digital investment asset.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
At our convening on the future of government on Monday, @pkryan.bsky.social shared how he pushed for accountability—and won—after a massive utility’s billing errors cost residents in his district millions of dollars.
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
How do we manage the economy in a way that ensures everyone gets a fair shot at a #GoodLife?

President and CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social shares some of the factors that contributed to the success of FDR's New Deal with @aprilbaerradio.bsky.social.
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
President and CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social joined Stateside with @aprilbaerradio.bsky.social during her trip to Michigan last week to discuss how we can build a more effective government.

As she states, “ we cannot build back what we had before.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM