money.power.land.solidarity.: Recent Episodes
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money.power.land.solidarity. is a Minneapolis-based podcast about economic and urban development, local politics, race, class, wealth, and culture from a working-class leftist perspective. Our entry point was the Upper Harbor Terminal Development, a project slated for North Minneapolis' river front, and continues to be core to our conversations and interviews.
Rent Control Radio episode 4 is here! On ep 4 the M.P.L.S. team walks through the final recommendations from the Rent Stabilization Working Group, which includes a surprisingly strong policy framework, and returning guest Tram Hoang joins us to familiarize us with some rent control struggles happening across the nation and we also have some great listener voicemails sprinkled in.
On today's episode we have the pleasure of talking with Saxaphonist, Educator and Activist Jose Antonio Zayas Caban. Jose gives us a window into his upbringing in Puerto Rico and move to the Midwest, his Grammy nominated collaboration El Pais Invisible, US colonialism and more. You can here the enitre extended interview where we dive into Jose's activism, including his participation in the Minneapolis Rent Stabilization Working Group and his work on the Bring Back 6th campaign with Open Streets MN on our Patreon.
Check out all of Jose Antonio Zayas Caban's incredible work on his website.
This episode contains clips from Estaciones Porteñas and Un Tom Para Jobim, both tracks from the forth coming El Pais Invisible album.
The landlord class was able to successfully snipe Jake with the migraine laser this month, but have no fear because Issac, Diana, B and Erin are back on episode 3 of Rent Control Radio to bring us up to speed on Minneapolis Rent Stablization working group meetings. We start and end this episode with voicemails from the Rent Control Radio hotline and we also have the live audio recording of the Minneapolis United For Rent Control direct action from the November 17th meeting (at just about the one hour mark).
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We are joined by our friends B. Rosas and Erin West on episode 2 of Rent Control Radio, covering the on going struggle for Rent Control in the Twin Cities.
Join us at the Rent Control Radio Launch Party Sunday, October 30th, 3-6pm at the Landing Strip 2614 30th ave S. We will have yard signs available free for Patrons, sliding scale for the unsubscribed.
Call the Rent Control Radio hotline and tell us about your housing situation, thoughts on Rent Control, make fun of your landlord, etc - 612-424-2512
*This episode contains a brief clip from a conversation with the Seeds of Hope tenants group organized by Inquilinxs Unidxs por Justicia
We hit the picket lines to talk to nurses on the third day of the historic Minnesota Nurses Association strike. We send our solidarity and support to the nurses who are standing up for the health of us all!
We hit the picket lines to talk to nurses on the third day of the historic Minnesota Nurses Association strike. We send our solidarity and support to the nurses who are standing up for the health of us all!
Welcome to Rent Control Radio - a new show that will be airing on the Money Power Land Solidarity feed. On Rent Control Radio we will be covering the City of Minneapolis' "Rent Stablization Working Group", a group appointed by the mayor and city council to shape a potential Rent Control policy for the city. The Rent Stabilization Working Group has their first meeting today 9/13/22 and are scheduled to meet through the rest of the year.
On today's premier episode we sit down with Sean Lim from Minneapolis United for Rent Control & the Minnesota Youth Collective and B Rosas who was an organizer in the Housing Equity Now St. Paul (HENS) coaltion that led the successful referendum for Rent Control in St. Paul in 2021. We open today with some context on the stuggles for Rent Control in the Twin Cities and then we go through the appointees to the Minneapolis Rent Stablization Working Group to get a sense of who is on the group and what politics they bring to the table.
Theme music created by our producer Isaac Specktor
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Welcome to Rent Control Radio - a new show that will be airing on the Money Power Land Solidarity feed. On Rent Control Radio we will be covering the City of Minneapolis' "Rent Stablization Working Group", a group appointed by the mayor and city council to shape a potential Rent Control policy for the city. The Rent Stabilization Working Group has their first meeting today 9/13/22 and are scheduled to meet through the rest of the year.
On today's premier episode we sit down with Sean Lim from Minneapolis United for Rent Control & the Minnesota Youth Collective and B Rosas who was an organizer in the Housing Equity Now St. Paul (HENS) coaltion that led the successful referendum for Rent Control in St. Paul in 2021. We open today with some context on the stuggles for Rent Control in the Twin Cities and then we go through the appointees to the Minneapolis Rent Stablization Working Group to get a sense of who is on the group and what politics they bring to the table.
Theme music created by our producer Isaac Specktor
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The crew is back on the mic to discuss Jacob Frey's appointment of Tom Hoch to chair the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority board, 40 Billion to Ukraine, Joe Biden having way more bodies than Putin, the new director of Minneapolis Regulatory Services' feelings about encampents, Evictions, Rent Control and our plans for taking a summer sabatical from your podcast feed:)
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To celebrate the holiday Jake linked up with friend of the show Andi Snow to sample some of the cannabis available through the state of Minnesota's Medical program and have a low key conversation about decriminalization, capitalism and our love of the tree:)
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Today we interview striking Special Education Assistant Macks Hopland about his piece "Public Education is Not for Sale: The Case of Minneapolis Public Schools". We talk about the corporate power and ruling class interest behind the scenes in our fight for Minneapolis students and famiiles. We supplement the interview with the voices of striking educatos and students directly from the picket lines.
*The MFT strike has since been settlted, we still think there is much to learn from Macks' writing and from the courageous struggle of educators and students, the strike is over but the battle for education is still on and poppin.
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On todays show we are joined by Joe Vital and Dean Dovolis to get us caught up to speed on the struggle for the East Phillips Urban Farm.
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To mark us reaching 100 episodes we are circling back to the development that prompted us to start our podcast: the Upper Harbor Terminal.
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Reflections on the role of the United States of America in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Produced by Isaac Specktor
On today's episode we look into the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as they prepare for the Spring opening of their Gateway Tower in Minneapolis.
Our hearts are with the family and loved ones of Amir Locke.
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On today's episode we look into the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) as they prepare for the Spring opening of their Gateway Tower in Minneapolis.
Our hearts are with the family and loved ones of Amir Locke.
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Big shout out to Fayola Jacobs for supporting this episode sharing with us the following
On today's episode we are joined by attorney Mike Padden to discuss his book "The Minneapolis Police Department Blue Code of Silence: The True Story of the Murder of Terrance Franklin". Mr. Padden served as lawyer for the Franklin family and walks us through the evidence of the brutal 2013 MPD murder of Terrance and subsequent cover up.
CONTENT WARNING: This interview contains graphic description of police violence
Watch the Time Magazine documentary on the case here
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Join Minneapolis United for Rent Control for an Inauguration Day rally in support of universal rent control
Monday, January 10th, 10:45am outside of the main entrance to the Minneapolis Convention Center. Wear a mask and bundle up
On today's episode we evaluate the last 4 years of municipal governance in Minneapolis under the leadership of Jacob Frey and Lisa Bender by looking at their decisions around the MPD budget, housing policy, development and political appointments.
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Today on the Patreon feed we dropped part 2 of our essay "Bulldozing Tents" reflecting on the role of the local Non-Profit Industrial Complex in repressing the encampment movement and evicting unsheltered people from public parks in the summer of 2020.
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Today we are unlocking a Patreon exclusive episode. We are joined by Luna Zeidner, campaign manager for the 2021 Sheila FTP Mayoral campaign to reflect on the recently concluded Minneapolis municipal elections. We get to know a bit about Luna's pathway into electoral politics and talk about the successes and lessons learned from this campaign season. Big thanks to Luna for joining us and to all our Patreon subscribes for keeping the show afloat, we couldn't do it without you:)
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On today's episode we are joined by Tram Hoang, Monica Bravo and B Rosas, 3 organizers with the Housing Equity Now St. Paul (HENS)Coalition that led the victorious campaign for Rent Control in St. Paul. We discuss the ins and outs of how this historic victory was achieved and what lessons renters can take as we fight for rent control across the state.
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We are uplifting a call to action from Minnesota Uprising Arrestee Support (MUAS) in support of Montez Lee, a 25 year old father of 2 who is in federal custody on charges stemming from the uprising after the murder of George Floyd. Click the link below and submit a letter to in support of Montez Lee, letters must be in by Nov.14th so do it promptly.
Montez Lee sentencing letter template
send letters to muas@riseup.net
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Today we are joined by friend of the show Micah Fitch for a discussion on voting systems. Micah helps us understand the strengths and limitations of Rank Choice Voting a little better and introduces us to two potential alternatives, Approval and STAR voting.
We have some autopsies of the recent Minneapolis Municipal elections coming soon as we are fast approaching our 100th episode. Subscribe on Patreon today to help us keep the momentum going!
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We got the whole crew back together for another 2021 Municipal election conversation, this time we discuss the potential for socialist gains and liberal cooptation while we run down all 13 city council races.
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Join us Saturday, October 30th at Van Cleve Park for the Robin for Minneapolis Zombie Vote Crawl.
Enjoy Music, Food, Prizes for Best Political Zombie Costume and casting your vote early
Make Sure You Turn out all your Ward 2 people between now and Election Day to elect Democratic Socialist Robin Wonsley-Worlobah to the Minneapolis City Council
On today's episode we are joined by professional parlimentarian Josh Martin to get an overview of the Board of Estimates and Taxation, the arm of local government that sets the property tax rate and issues bonds. Before the interview we reflect on the need to go beyond taxing the rich toward a wholistic redistributive agenda to move us from capitalism to socialism.
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The whole squad is back on the mic joined by returning guest Amber Delgado to shine astrological light on the 2021 Minneapolis municipal elections. We start with a discussion on the 3 charter amendments on the ballot this year and then we check the planetary alignment of some of the top mayoral contenders.
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On today's episode we are joined by Eli and Rachel from the Restaurant Opportunities Center, ROC MN, to talk about their successful organizing campaign that won $230,000 of back wages, unpaid overtime and damages from Kim Bartmann and the Bartmann restaurant group. We get the story of this inspiring campaign and discuss broader issues and organizing in the food service industry, the impacts of covid and more.
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On today's episode we are joined by professor of Political Science, African and African American studies at the University of Minnesota August Nimtz to discuss his book The Ballot, The Streets or Both? From Marx and Engles to Lenin and the October Revolution in the light of the 2021 Minneapolis municipal elections. Professor Nimtz takes us through the history of revolutionary communist engagement with the electoral arena and we reflect on how we can apply those lessons and strategies today.
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I wanted to share some lessons I learned from welcoming a baby into the world during a historic drought and the hottest summer on record, while Enridge is violating our sacred waters. Here is a short reflection on the climate crisis, capitalist despair and revolutionary joy - Jake.
Produced by Isaac Specktor - as always.
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Today we are joined by South Minneapolis writer Eamon Whalen to discuss his cover piece in the latest edition of The Nation magazine "The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic", a rich profile of evolutionary biologist, agroecologist and economic geographer Rob Wallace and his work on the political economy of Covid-19 and pandemics. Eamon introduces us to Rob Wallace and we discuss his analysis of industrial agriculture as the root cause of Covid-19.
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***One of the cords we were using to record this interview was malfunctioning so there is some distortion that comes in occasionally on Eamon's vocals at times in the interview, sorry about that, stick with it its well worth the listen, we are putting that cord out of commission
On today's episode we are joined by cultural worker, organizer and Executive Director of MediaJustice Steven Renderos to talk about the battle against monopoly ownership and misinformation in our corporate media system. We start by looking at Live Nation, one of the largest global players in the entertainment industry who recently opened a hotel and music venue "The Filmore Minneapolis" with our arch nemesis United Properties. We go on to discuss net neutrality, digital surveillance and a vision for a media system beyond capitalism.
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Tomorrow, Wednesday August 18th, the Minneapolis city council will vote on whether to move forward with the city's toxic Hiawatha Expansion project. We need YOU to take action today - contact city council and let them know we don't want any more pollution in the already over burdened E. Phillips Community, we need them to move the Hiawatha Expansion and support the East Phillips Urban Farm!
Email city council - citycouncilmembers@minneapolismn.gov
We especially need pressure on council members
Philippe Cunningham.
Ward4@minneapolismn.gov
and
Jamal Osman
Jamal.Osman@minneapolismn.gov
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On todays episode we have a great discussion with Socialist candidate for Minneapolis city council Robin Wonsley Worlobah. We talk about Robins pathway to becoming a democratic socialist, her decision not to pursue a dual endorsement from the DFL, the future of public safety in Minneapolis, socialist housing policy and more! Check out Robin's campaign website here and see how you can contribute to electing the first Black socialist to the Minneapolis City Council
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Today we are joined St.Paul luminary, poet and organizer Tish Jones to talk about the grass roots community challenge to the 'ReConnect Rondo" land bridge project. We open by discussing the history of the Rondo Neighborhood of St.Paul, a thriving Black community that was intentionally destroyed by the construction of Interstate 94 in the 1960s. From there Tish shares with us the woeful lack of community engagement by MN DOT and ReConnect Rondo in their 500 Million dollar land bridge project, the gentrification and displacement implications of the project and the organizing Tish and others are doing calling for transparency and justice for the Rondo community.
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On todays episode we are continuing our reflection on the relationship between capitalist real estate and the police state by looking into a key player in Operation Safety Now - Mr. Eric Won. We start with an overview of Operation Safety Now as revealed by independent reporter Logan Carroll and then zero in on Mr.Won, his history with the federal government and his role pushing the Upper Harbor for First Avenue.
Read Logan's reporting on Operation Safety Now here
Sound design by Isaac Specktor
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Today we're joined by Ginger Jentzen and Qannani Omar to discuss their work with Minneapolis United for Rent Control and the fight for a strong universal rent control policy. We talk over the process of making rent control a reality for Minneapolis and dispel some of the myths surrounding this policy proposal.
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We got a new comrade coming earth-side soon:)
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To supplement this weeks interview with Community Members for Environmental Justice (CMEJ) leader's Shalini Gupta and Roxxanne Obrien we are releasing a recording of the May 18th Community Intervention organized by CMEJ at Northern Metals. This powerful action was attended by roughly 100 concerned Minneapolis residents and featured powerful speakers from across communities and organizations. Big hearty salutes to everyone on all fronts of the struggle in Minneapolis and beyond, we are applying major pressure!
*This was a field recording done on the fly so the audio is a little rough, just a heads up.
On today's episode we are joined by Roxanne Obrien and Shalini Gupta, founding members of Community Members for Environmental Justice (CMEJ), to get caught up on the fight against industrial polluter Northern Metals. Roxxanne and Shalini brief us on the multiple toxic fires at Northern Metals this spring, how Covid 19 intersects with Environmental Racism and how the ruling class is using grant money to buy off activists in Minneapolis.
*The opening clip was recorded live at the CMEJ organized community intervention against Northern Metals on Tuesday, May 18th
For a thorough history on the struggle against Northern Metals check our early episode with Roxxanne
Check in with CMEJ at cmejustice.org
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Peace! Im really excited to drop this project I made last year into your feed. ZOOM DOOM BLOOM is a collection of raps I wrote during the wildly intense year of 2020. The first track was written as a New Years intention on January 1st 2020 and from there you get a sprinkling of stream of consciousness poems and reflections from throughout the year. All of these songs were produced by my friend, comrade and collaborator from New Hamphire GeNreal - he also arranged this mix and added the various samples and bits you hear. I know y'all subscribe for the political education of the podcast but poetry and music is my life blood, as long as you allow it I'll keep dropping tunes to supplement the show. - GP Jacob
We are joined today by Willy Lee, candidate for the Ward 12 city council seat in Minneapolis. Willy stops by to talk about what motivated them to challenge incumbent Andrew Johnson, the need to defund the police, housing policy and more.
Learn more about Willy Lee at Willylee.org
*Before we get into our interview we talk about the murder of Winston Smith by officers with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Minneapolis on Thursday, June 3rd. Donate to the fundraiser to support the family of Winston Smith here
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On today's episode we have the honor of being joined by Aegor and Andi from the Minneapolis chapter of the Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP). We talk about the history of Sex Worker organizing, the difference between "Decriminalization" and "legalization" and SWOP's efforts to repeal racist "loitering with intent" laws in Minneapolis.
Be sure to join SWOP this Friday, June 4th for "Dancing in the Streets" a march and celebration to demand the decriminalization of people in the street economy. 5-8pm March from Downtown to Father Hennepin Park.
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*Our esteemed producer is on a well deserved vacation so Jake mixed this episode, sorry for the drop in sound quality its only temporary:)
A Letter to the National Guard(Who?) - Written during the National Guard occupation of Minneapolis, April 2021.
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A short reflection on the first quarter of 2021 and an announcement for all our listeners.
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Today we are joined by South Minneapolis activist Marjaan Sirdar to discuss his explosive series of reports in Unicorn Riot exposing the Target Corporation's leading role in building mass incarceration in Minneapolis and beyond. Entitled 21st Century Jim Crow in the North Star City the report tracks the development of Target's Safe City" and "Downtown 100" initiatives that criminalizes and surveils Black youth in Minneapolis as well as Targets extensive collaboration with the FBI, ATF and prosecutors across the country.
Also check out Marjaan's People Power podcast
This is the absolutely damning Washington Post article we discuss in the interview
Here is the Police Executive Research Forum report on Targets Safe City program
Today we are honored to be joined by Amber and Ileana from the newly formed Minnesota Council of Non-Profits (MCN) Workers Union. Amber and Ileana discuss the issues that drove the decision to unionize, the hopes, dreams and goals of the workers and we debunk some of the union busting myths that management uses to discourage worker organizing.
Unfortunately, in the time since we recorded this interview the Executive Director of MCN has affirmed his anti-union stance and refused to voluntarily recognize the union. Make sure you follow the MCN Union on social media and support them as they move toward their union election.
IG & Twitter: @mcnunion
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Top of the morning to ya! We are celebrating the Irish diaspora on this St. Paddys Day by remembering the brave soldiers of St. Patricks Battalion in the Mexican American War. St. Patricks Battalion was a multi-racial unit comprised mostly of recent Irish immigrants who defected from the slave holding army of the United States and fought with the people of Mexico against the U.S. invasion. On part one we go back to Ireland in the 1800's to learn about the conditions that produced these soldiers and shaped their solidarities. Subscribe on Patreon to get access to part 2 where we cross the Atlantic and go to war with the ugly ideology of manifest destiny.
Trigger Warning* this episode includes descriptions of emaciation and hunger in the context of famine
This episode, as always, was beautifully produced by our very own Isaac Specktor
This episode features a rendition of "Skibbereen" by Irish-American piper Jim McKenna. Named after a town in County Cork, the lyrics for this Irish folk song follow a conversation wherein a father details to his son why they were forced to leave Skibbereen, due to famine, eviction and rebellion.
For an in depth look at Famine in the late British Empire check out Mike Davis’ book Late Victorian Holocausts
Today we are covering the ongoing struggle over the Roof Depot site in the Phillips Neighborhood of South Minneapolis. We are joined by East Phillips Residents Joe Vital and Cassandra Holmes who discuss the history of environmental racism in the neighborhood and the city of Minneapolis' efforts to block community plans for a regenerative urban farm at the Roof Depot site and force more pollution onto the neighborhood.
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Today we are thrilled to be joined by two of the Twin Cities Hip-Hop community's finest artists The Lioness and Loco Beats to discuss their newly released collaborative album "Gemini". We talk about their journey as artists, dig into this powerful body of work, laugh a lot and discuss how artists are undervalued in the capitalist economy. Make sure you go buy Gemini at TheLionessMusic.bandcamp.com. Also available on all major streaming platforms.
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Today we turn our attention back to our local Billionaire overlords the Pohlad Companies. We zero in on PAR systems, the Pohlad owned global leader in robotics and artificial intelligence that specializes in eliminating jobs through automation and profits handsomely from war through contracts with the Department of Defense.
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Today we are joined by scholar Rebecca Walker to talk about the history of collaboration between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and segregationist real estate developers. Rebecca's research sheds light on the white supremacist logic of the urban planners who launched the city park movement in the United States and the MPRB's close relationship with the racist real estate developers we discussed in episode 54 with Daniel Bergin. Check out Rebecca's powerful research here https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f87a6cbf5d3b4a9183ff92cccbaca20a
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Today we get caught up to speed on perhaps the most impactful redevelopment project of our generation: the 48 acre Upper Harbor Terminal on the North Minneapolis riverfront. We start by celebrating the work of Community Members for Environmental Justice and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy who forced the city to delay the scheduled Feb 16th vote until the mandatory environmental reviews are completed. We finish with a reflection on public land ownership at the Upper Harbor Terminal.
As always, produced by Isaac Specktor
---Call To Action---
Call/Email MPLS Director of Economic Policy and Development Erik Hanson to demand they call off the eviction of the near North encampment
Erik Hanson -612-679-5159 Erik.hansen@minneapolismn.gov
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We are joined by Isabel Chanslor, Danielle Swift and Sarah Nichols of Midway Rise Up and the Frogtown Neighborhood Association to talk about the active struggle for the future of University Ave in St. Paul from Midway to Frogtown. They open by telling us about the efforts of landlords to evict longterm Black and Immigrant owned businesses and use the uprisings as a pretext to gentrify. Next, we zero in on an active struggle for the future of Lexington and University Ave where The Wilder Foundation and developer Alatus are trying to force through a luxury development over the protest of neighbors. We make connections between this "Lexington Station" development and the Upper Harbor Terminal and build on our efforts towards a pro-working class vision for development.
ACTION - Join Midway Rise Up, FNA and others at the development site - Lexington and University - Wednesday, Feb 3rd at 5pm and Friday morning at 8:30:am to build pressure leading up the Friday morning planning commission vote.
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On today's episode we have the honor of interviewing South sider and filmmaker Daniel Bergin, creator of the full length documentary Jim Crow of the North. We ground our discussion in the history of whites only segregation in the Minneapolis housing market and the rich legacy of Black activism told in the Jim Crow of the North. Daniel shares some incredible stories from our local history and helps us make connections between restricted racial covenants and our current era of gentrification. Check out Jim Crow of the North and Bergin's earlier film North Star: Minnesota's Black Pioneers.
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We sat down with experienced anti-fascist and newly elected president of CWA 7250 Kieran Knutson to reflect on the far right wing in the wake of the January 6th storming of the capital. We analyze the current moment and reach into the rich anti-fascist/anti-racist legacy for insight and strength. The second half of our discussion we break down Kieran's essential reflection on the death of White Supremacist organizer Tom Metzger and address the threat posed by "Third Position" politics.
https://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2020/12/american-strasser.html
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En nuestro primer episodio de 2021 estamos exponiendo a la explotación de trabajadores inmigrantes en la industria de construcción sin sindicato. Hablamos a Samantha, una trabajadora de construcción y una organizadora con CTUL (Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha), quien nos explica el robo de salarios y las condiciones brutales e inseguras que enfrentan los trabajadores Latinxs en la industria de construcción sin sindicato. Enorme respeto para Samantha y el equipo de CTUL quien nos ayudó a crear este episodio. ¡Poder a todos los trabajadorxs!
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On our first episode of 2021 we are shining light on the exploitation of immigrant labor in the non-union construction industry. We are joined by Samantha, a construction worker and organizer with CTUL (Center for Workers United in Struggle), who walks us through the wage theft and brutal, unsafe working conditions facing Latinx workers in the Non-Union Construction industry. Huge respect to Samantha and the team at CTUL who helped us put this episode together. All Power to the Workers!
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Today we highlight the connection between capitalist real estate development and police violence. We start with an overview of the history of racialized state violence tied to the real estate economy and then we look at some recent examples including the murder of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky and the new "Power Shift" of the Minneapolis Park Police targeting gentrifying South Minneapolis neighborhoods. We close with some reflections on the relationship between police abolition and socialist restructuring of our economy.
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Here are some articles to dig into some of the stories mentioned today
https://theappeal.org/the-role-of-police-igentrification-breonna-taylor/
https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/09/the-cop-who-quit-instead-of-helping-to-gentrify-atlanta/
https://theappeal.org/police-killed-saheed-vassell-in-a-gentrifying-neighborhood-did-that-make-a-difference-e3a64bb837e7/
Today we talk with ER Nurse and union steward Cliff Willmeng. On May 8th, 2020 Cliff was fired from United Hospital, owned by Allina Health, in the midst of advocating for PPE and workplace safety during the first wave of the Covid 19 pandemic. We talk about the circumstances that led to Cliff's termination, the conditions for front line nurses battling this pandemic and the campaign to #BringBackCliff.
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On today's episode we compare and contrast the 2 major proposals put forward to compete with Jacob Frey's recommended 2021 budget for the city of Minneapolis. The People's Budget was consolidated by Black Visions, Reclaim the Block and others through years of organizing and engagement, the Safety for All Budget was brought forward by City Council members Phillipe Cunningham, Lisa Bender and Steve Fletcher. The final public hearing and vote on the Minneapolis budget will be held this Wednesday, December 9th. The Mayor, City Council, Park Board and Board of Estimate and Taxation are all up for election in November 2021.
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We had the opportunity to talk with 3 of the 12 members of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Environmental Justice Advisory Group (EJAG) who collectively resigned in protest of the MPCA's approval of permits for Canadian corporation Enbridge to construct the Line 3 Tar Sands pipeline through Northern Minnesota. By approving this permit MPCA Commissioner Laura Bishop and the Walz administration have violated the sovereignty of indigenous nations and enacted a brutal violence against the water, land, animals and people of Minnesota. We talked with Maryan, Magdalena and Kaleigh about the decision to resign and how we can keep up the fight against Line 3. Read their powerful resignation letter here
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The Money Power Land Solidarity team got together on a frozen front porch to reflect on the 2020 elections. We talk about our personal experiences of election week(s), winner's and losers, the potential of a coup, Proposition 22 in California and what it means for working people across the nation and more. This is the edited version, head over to our Patreon page and become a subscriber for the full episode.
We take the first 10 minutes of today's episode to give an update on the Upper Harbor Terminal re-development struggle, then we dive into a wide ranging interview with Niko Georgiades of the incredible independent media collective Unicorn Riot. Niko reflects on 5 years of movement reporting since the 2015 occupation of the 4th precinct in response to the MPD murder of Jamar Clark and invites us into Unicorn Riot's investigations into white supremacist organizing in Minnesota and law enforcements efforts to repress resistance to the Embride Line 3 tar sands pipeline project. Check out Unicorn Riot's essential 5 episode series George Floyd Uprising: Reporter Reflections. Episode 3.2 drops tonight!
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We were joined by 2 organizers from Reclaim the Block who walk us through Mayor Jacob Frey's proposed 2021 city budget and the fight to defund the Minneapolis Police Department. Sheila and Corenia give us an overview of the budgeting process, put the 2021 budget in historical context and dig into the ways we can move money away from the police state and into our communities.
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We had the good fortune to sit down with movement artist and luminary Ricardo Levins Morales to put gentrification into deep historical context. We start with a brief history of how Ricardo set on the path of 50 years of activism and then transition into a wide ranging discussion on the roots of capitalism, the relationship between real estate and police violence and much more. Immense thanks to Ricardo for the decades of art and organizing he has shared with Minneapolis and the world. Check out RLM arts for great social justice posters, shirts, buttons, card and more https://www.rlmartstudio.com
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Today's episode is a reflection on the role of foundations and non-profit organizations in the political economy of Minneapolis. We take a close look at the McKnight Foundation's interjection of a $250,000 grant at a critical moment in the struggle over the Upper Harbor Terminal, assessing the implications and impacts of that grant. We also use Blue Cross Blue Shields Foundation and the Pohlad Foundation as case studies for how foundations and non-profits consolidate ruling class power. We close with some thoughts on organizing within, against and beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex. Isaac goes off with a soundscape that brings it all together and gives it life.
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We were honored to sit down with Northside artist and youth worker Koo Keem to reflect on the dynamics of real estate, gentrification, the music industry, housing policy and police power at play in the Upper Harbor Terminal redevelopment. We also talk through some of our experiences with the Minneapolis uprisings in the wake of the MPD lynching of George Floyd in light of Derek Chauvin posting bail the day this interview was conducted.
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We close with the song "City Pages" By Koo Keem ft G.P. Jacob off Keem's 2016 project "It'll All Be Worth It"
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The potential for building housing onsite has been one of the most hotly contested elements of the proposed Upper Harbor Terminal re-development. On today's episode we take an overview of the capitalist housing policies that have facilitated gentrification and housing insecurity and then sketch out a vision for socialist housing policies that we could employ to achieve housing justice.
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We are taking a short detour from Season 2's coverage of the Upper Harbor Terminal today to sprinkle in a bonus episode. We were honored to talk with two tenants and organizers with the Alliance of Hornig Tenants, a tenants union fighting for each other and housing justice. We talked about the issues that kick started their organizing, learn about the powerful landlord lobby and generally reflect on the growing tenant's movement. We will continue our housing justice focus next week as we continue Season 2.
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We are taking a short detour from Season 2's coverage of the Upper Harbor Terminal today to sprinkle in a bonus episode. We were honored to talk with two tenants and organizers with the Alliance of Hornig Tenants, a tenants union fighting for each other and housing justice. We talked about the issues that kick started their organizing, learn about the powerful landlord lobby and generally reflect on the growing tenant's movement. We will continue our housing justice focus next week as we continue Season 2.
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Today we talk with Samuel Stein author of Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State. Sam's book is a great analysis of the forces behind the global phenomenon of Gentrification and the relationship between the capitalist real estate market, urban planning and municipal governments. In our interview we talk through some of the key concepts in the book to help us better understand what is happening with housing in Minneapolis and how the "Real Estate State" shows up in the Upper Harbor Terminal development. We cant recommend Capital City highly enough for people looking to make sense of life in the city and thank Samuel for his generosity for coming on the show.
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Special guest Sidejob Spence joins us for a conversation on the exciting unionizing burst in Minneapolis this summer and how it can relate to the fight against gentrification. We attended the inspiring picket at the NE Minneapolis Spyhouse last saturday, which was a part of an unfair labor practice strike called by the Spyhouse union. Walking up the the picket we were reflecting on the role of "The Broadway" in the gentrification of NE MPLS and the possibilities for solidarity opened up by these brave workers, figured it might be cool to share some of those thoughts with our listeners Support the Spyhouse Union @spyhouseunion and the incredible work of UNITE HERE local 17.
Season 2 continues Monday with one of our best interviews to date
On today's episode we step back to analyze our strategies for creating the structural changes we need in our political economy. The Upper Harbor Terminal project inspired strong resistance that has so far been unable to defeat the Billionaire agenda moving the development. Years of strong mobilization aimed at defunding the MPD have not yet been able to accomplish that goal. How do we learn from these efforts to become more effective? How do we break the cycles of capitalist oppression? How do we organize to exercise power over billionaire developers at city hall and racist police on city streets? We hope these reflections are useful and would love to hear your thoughts.
On today's episode we step back to analyze our strategies for creating the structural changes we need in our political economy. The Upper Harbor Terminal project inspired strong resistance that has so far been unable to defeat the Billionaire agenda moving the development. Years of strong mobilization aimed at defunding the MPD have not yet been able to accomplish that goal. How do we learn from these efforts to become more effective? How do we break the cycles of capitalist oppression? How do we organize to exercise power over billionaire developers at city hall and racist police on city streets? We hope these reflections are useful and would love to hear your thoughts.
We were honored to interview Dakota professor, author and activist Waziyatawin. Land and power are the core of capitalist development projects like the Upper Harbor Terminal and there is no way to understand the dynamics of land ownership and power in Minnesota without understanding the genocide of the Dakota people and the dispossession of their homeland. Waziyatawin discusses this history, the present state of settler colonialism in Minnesota and potentials for liberation both in Minnesota and beyond.
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Waziyatawin is a Wahpetunwan Dakota from the Pezihutazizi Otunwe (Yellow Medicine Village) in southwestern Minnesota. She received her Ph.D. in American history from Cornell University in 2000 and earned tenure and an associate professorship in the history department at Arizona State University where she taught for seven years. Waziyatawin currently holds the Indigenous Peoples Research Chair in the Indigenous Governance Program at UVic. Her interests include projects centering on Indigenous decolonization strategies such as truth-telling and reparative justice, Indigenous women and resistance, the recovery of Indigenous knowledge, and the development of liberation ideology in Indigenous communities. She is the author or editor of five volumes including: Remember This!: Dakota Decolonization and the Eli Taylor Narratives; Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities; For Indigenous Eyes Only: A Decolonization Handbook; In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: The Dakota Commemorative Marches of the 21st Century; and, her most recent volume, What Does Justice Look Like? The Struggle for Liberation in Dakota Homeland. She is a compelling speaker and is often invited to give talks and interviews, appearing on many radio and television programs.
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Today we launch Season 2 with a reflection on the core issues of land, labor, wealth and power at play in the Upper Harbor Terminal development. We also re-orient ourselves to the UHT after the George Floyd uprising and set the context for the UHT city council vote coming this fall.
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The following track was used in this episode, check it out"The Spring (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch
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Today we launch Season 2 with a reflection on the core issues of land, labor, wealth and power at play in the Upper Harbor Terminal development. We also re-orient ourselves to the UHT after the George Floyd uprising and set the context for the UHT city council vote coming this fall.
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The following track was used in this episode, check it out"The Spring (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch
License: CC BY NC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)
Today we launch Season 2 with a reflection on the core issues of land, labor, wealth and power at play in the Upper Harbor Terminal development. We also re-orient ourselves to the UHT after the George Floyd uprising and set the context for the UHT city council vote coming this fall.
Please subscribe, rate and leave a review of the show to help us reach a broader audience for Season 2 and support the show on Patreon. Patreon.com/moneypowerlandsolidarity
The following track was used in this episode, check it out"The Spring (Instrumental)" by Chad Crouch
License: CC BY NC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)
The final Upper Harbor Terminal Re-Development plan will go before the city council for approval this fall. Season 2 dropping imminently.
We dive into the tricky waters of electoral politics with a special report on the eve of the CD 5 primary. The squad looks into the donations from members of the Billionaire Pohlad family to Antone Melton-Meaux in his effort to primary Ilhan Omar, contrast the visions of the two candidates and the discuss the battle between the forces of reaction and progress playing out in the CD5 race. Isaac also reports on the Pohlad's hefty donations to Mayor Jacob Frey and tracks donations from other big money real estate interests at the city level. Season 2 coming soon!
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We sat down with Krystle D'Alencar and Linda Moncada, workers at Tattersall Distilling who are in the midst of a unionizing effort. Linda and Krystle walk us through the story of their union organizing, discuss the issues and desires that are driving the union and how workplace organizing fits into this social movement moment.
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We are joined by Rev Dr. Robin Bell who reads the powerful letter submitted to city and state level elected officials by members of the North Minneapolis faith community calling for a complete overhaul of the Upper Harbor Terminal Development.
Please email, call and tweet state Representatives Fue Lee and Raymond Dehn and ask that the 5 Million dollar Upper Harbor Terminal request be removed from the state bonding bill before Monday's special session
Rep. Fue Lee
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Rep. Raymond Dehn
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E-mail: rep.raymond.dehn@house.mn
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Today we are looking deeper into MPD terrorism and brutality by going beyond the visible players and shining light on some of the behind the scenes power brokers that prop up the status quo. The law firm Rice, Michels & Walther were long time legal representation for the Minneapolis Federation of Police, representing them in collective bargaining, arbitration and as lobbyists at the state capital. We do a basic overview of the firms role protecting killer cops and do a deeper dive into a founding partner and DFL political operative Brian Rice.
Huge shout out to our producer Isaac Specktor for crafting the intro from live audio captured at a NE Minneapolis Solidarity Vigil for George Floyd, the speakers you hear are Marie and Porscia, salute to them and everyone else who came out.
The song you here on rally audio is Nurture and Neglect pt 2 by Jayanthi Kyle, a part of the Dismembered and Unarmed project executive produced by Resmaa Menakem, I Self Devine and Medium Zack.
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We are debuting a new format this week. The Money Power Land Solidarity team sat down with Minneapolis activist, organizer and Twitch streamer Kswiftly on the summer solstice for a wide ranging discussion. We talked about the Upper Harbor, reflected on local luminary Ricardo Levins - Morales concept of Sun and Moon spaces in the context of the Minneapolis uprising and react to some pieces of writing from Minneapolis City Council members.
0:00 - 13:00 - Introduce Kswiftly & UHT // 13:00 - 27:00 - Robin Diangelo and the ally industrial complex // 27:00 - 54:00 - Sun and Moon Spaces // 54:00 - 1:20 - reacting to Steve Fletcher's piece in Time magazine // 1:20 -1:48 reacting to Andrew Johnson's FB post
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In the weeks before the murder of George Floyd we had the honor to sit down with Black elder Miss Linda Taylor. Miss Linda joined us to talk about the demand to cancel rent during the Covid19 pandemic and the struggle against gentrification and displacement in South Minneapolis. Miss Linda shared her hard fought wisdom on issues of housing, race, class, ecology, economy and more. In our introduction we mourn the murder of George Floyd and reflect on the connection between police murder and the violence of the capitalist, white supremacist political and economic order of the Twin Cities.
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In todays episode we re-post the MPD 150 audio report Enough Is Enough: a 150 Year Performance Review of the Minneapolis Police. Formed in 2017 to mark the 150 year anniversary of the creation of the Minneapolis police department, the MPD 150 project fertilized the soil that produced the Minneapolis uprising in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. We offer our deepest respect to everyone who worked on MPD150 and all who have been in the streets these past few weeks. Justice for George Floyd and all victims of MPD violence.
About MPD150: MPD150 is a participatory, horizontally organized effort by local organizers, researchers, artists and activists. It is not the project of any organization. We stand on the shoulders of the work that many organizations have been doing for years and welcome the support of everyone who agrees with our approach. We hope that the process that we are developing will help organizers in other cities develop practical abolitionist strategies.
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Continuing our reporting on the impacts of Covid19 we have an interview with public health worker Rosemary Fister. We talked with Rosemary about the relationship between mutual aid and the State, housing, public health and the impacts of Covid19 on the unsheltered community in Minneapolis
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Continuing our reporting on the impacts of Covid19 we have an interview with public health worker Rosemary Fister. We talked with Rosemary about the relationship between mutual aid and the State, housing, public health and the impacts of Covid19 on the unsheltered community in Minneapolis
The Money Power Land Solidarity is produced by Isaac Specktor
Get plugged into Mutual Aid efforts supporting the unsheltered community in MPLS at @mncovidoutreach on IG
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We sat down with CEO of First Avenue Dayna Frank for an in-depth and critical discussion of the Upper Harbor Terminal development. First Avenue is co-developer of the contested Upper Harbor Terminal re-development project in North Minneapolis. We planned on sharing this interview as a part of Season 2, but with the $20 Million State bonding request for the proposed concert venue at the Upper Harbor being included in the first draft of the bonding bill at the state legislature this week it feels important to share now.
We start with an analysis of the 20 Million dollar state bonding request and share reflections on the interview before we get into the conversation with Dayna. This episode is once again beautifully produced by our very own Isaac Specktor and our creative collaborator Diana Siegel-Garcia helped to prepare for the interview. We all send our thanks to Dayna Frank for joining us and thanks to the listeners for tuning in.
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Here are some other sources and perspectives on the UHT
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2020/01/committee-urges-delay-in-planning-development-of-upper-harbor-terminal/
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2019/02/everything-you-need-to-know-for-now-about-minneapolis-upper-harbor-terminal-project/
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/02/19/timeline-a-history-of-north-minneapolis-upper-harbor-terminal-site
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/02/19/minneapolis-north-side-upper-harbor-termina
https://editions.lib.umn.edu/openrivers/article/minneapolis-upper-harbor-terminal-a-geostory-of-collaborative-creation/
We are joined by mail carrier and Socialist Alternative member Tyler Vasseur to talk about the Neo-Liberal attack on the United States Post Office and the impact of Covid-19 on postal workers. Tyler traces the impacts of the 2006 "Postal Enhancement and Accountability Act" and sketch ideas for the future of a healthy post office. We also reflect on the whirlwind timeline of 2020 and the Democratic Party presidential primary makes it first appearance on the pod.
Join us Friday, May 1st for the Cancel Rent and Mortgages Caravan! Meeting 12pm in downtown Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Plaza and rolling out to the Governors Mansion in St. Paul
CancelRentMN.com
In our first bi-lingual episode we talked with Renters United for Justice member and leader in the Sky Without Limits Community in South Minneapolis Vanessa Del Campo Chacon. Vanessa shares with us stories and lessons from her and her neighbor's years long effort to hold their abusive landlord accountable and convert their 5 apartment buildings into tenant owned cooperative housing. We also check in about the impact of Covid19 on the community and the urgent need to Cancel Rent and Mortgage payments during this pandemic.
*Shout out to friend of the show DJ Terrell Lamar from Radio Pocho for the Spanish version of the intro and Renter United for Justice organizer Arianna Feldman for translation and coordination
*That fly music on this weeks intro is a fresh cook up from our producer Isaac Specktor, sampling Weather Report inspired by our last episode
We sat down with working class artist Mark Eliason to continue our exploration of the impacts of Covid-19 on the Twin Cities. Mark and i had a rich discussion about music, housing, homelessness, drugs, health, class, creativity, gentrification and more. Shout out Isaac for salvaging my rough recording. The band Mark is looking for the name of is Weather Report.
Can't Stay Home Without Housing
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We are shifting gears and releasing an intermediate season 1.5 of the podcast to cover the Covid-19 pandemic. In today's episode we orient ourselves to this new reality and focus in on the impact of the coronavirus on the unsheltered homeless community in the Twin Cities. We sat down with public health nurse Sarah Jane Keaveny for a report from the front lines of the response to this public health crisis and some reflections on the political, spiritual and cultural dynamics of health.
For today's special quarantine edition we are shifting our focus to the political economy of Minnesota's Billion dollar Medical Technology industry in light of the Corona virus pandemic. In 2014 Medtronic executed the largest "Tax Inversion" in history, shifting its legal headquarters to Dublin, Ireland in order to take advantage of Ireland's low corporate tax rate. There is a profound connection between Medtronic's tax offshoring and our gutted public health infrastructure in the United States. We look at Medtronic and beyond to ask how MN can have some of the most prosperous Medical companies in the world but not enough tests, masks, beds or ventilators?
As always, shout out to our producer Issac Specktor
We talked with writer and filmmaker Amber Delgado about her recent essay in Scalawag Magazine and collaborative project "Curated Tolerance: the aesthetics of gentrification". It was great to compare reflections on our experiences of gentrification, housing justice, race, class and art between Amber's base in Durham, North Carolina and us up here in Minneapolis. Check out the fire essay in Scalawag Magazine and follow the IG handle @curatedtolerance to participate in the project - we want to see some MPLS submissions!
https://www.scalawagmagazine.org/2020/02/durham-nc-gentrification-culture/
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We are launching a new goal today to get to 100 Patreon subscribers! This is a clip of our interview with Samuel Stein, author of "Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State", published by Verso books in 2019 as a part of the Jacobin series. A longer clip of our interview is available now for our Bread and Butter subscribers on Patreon, now is the time to join the squad. Stay tuned for Season 2 which will include our entire interview with Samuel Stein and a lot more. Solidarity.
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We sat down with artist, organizer and public housing resident Kaaha Kaahiye of the Defend Glendale and Public Housing Coalition to talk about the struggle for public housing in Minneapolis and beyond.
Kaaha talks about the origins of the powerful Defend Glendale campaign, the fight against privatization of public hosing, the role of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, the Mayor and City Council, the tragic 2019 fire in the Cedar-Riverside towers and how folks can join the struggle to protect and expand public housing.
In this final episode of Season 1 we ground ourselves in the values and goals of the show and give a brief history of the Upper Harbor Terminal development. We also give an overview and analysis of the UHT 'Collaborative Planning Committee" as well offer some perspective on how we might organize together in the months to come.
Huge salute to the producer of the show Isaac Specktor!
Check out the Create Institute UHT Timeline used as a source for this episode
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVJ04-maE9Da6lI1cTQThRwgSYzCDM5056JexjHT8RQ/edit
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This episode opens with North Minneapolis architect and community based developer Paul Bauknight reading an excerpt from his powerful letter of resignation from the Upper Harbor Terminal Collaborative Planning Committee (CPC). Mr. Bauknight, along w/ Committee co-chair Tessa Antilla, resigned from there appointed positions on the CPC stating that the process could not produce justice or equity for North Minneapolis. We sat down with Mr. Bauknight to talk about the potentials of the Upper Harbor Terminal development, his decision to resign and how the community can organize to take the UHT back from wealthy developers and the private real estate market.
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On October 2nd I stopped through the KFAI studios and talked on air with our friends DJ Terrell Lamar and Profe-C at Radio Pocho. We talk about the inspiration for the Money Power Land Solidarity podcast, review what we covered in Season 1 and have nice little convo. Season 1 finale coming soon. Support us on Patreon.
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Tune in to Radio Pocho "Reclaiming Roots thru Musica" every Wednesday night 8-10pm on KFAI 90.3 MPLS|St.Paul.
https://www.kfai.org/program/radiopocho
The interview closes with "Buoy" by Scoundrel Spence and GeNreal, Check out their latest project "Doodles in School" here
https://music.apple.com/us/album/doodles-in-school/1462699761
We are taking a break from our regular content this week to offer listeners a special treat. In March of 2019 I had the honor of hosting a panel discussion with organizers of the legendary Minneapolis chapter of Anti-Racist Action (ARA). In the 1980's a multi-racial skin head crew in South Minneapolis named The Baldies took it upon themselves to shut down attempts by neo-nazis to organize in the Twin Cities Metal and Punk Scenes. The efforts of The Baldies grew into Anti-Racist Action; one of the first post WW2 Anti-Fascist formations in the United States that kept the streets of the Twin Cities safe from white supremacists and sparked chapters of ARA to pop up across the nation. This panel is full of front line history and battle won wisdom for Anti-Racists to build on today. Huge respect to our panelists and all Anti-Racist/Anti-Fascists across the globe fighting for peace and justice. We will return to the Upper Harbor Terminal next week with the final episode of season 1 of the Money Power Land Solidarity podcast.
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Today's episode is an affirmation of our love for poor people, our desire for beautiful things in our lives and a recognition that capitalism drives a wedge between the two. Our critique of Gentrification is not a desire for things to remain the same but a call for a new economic and political order that will support working people to thrive. Socialism is about collective wealth, health and power. Capitalist real estate development like what is being proposed at the Upper Harbor Terminal is about profits for a small clique of wealthy landowners. Gentrification shuffles poverty around, our goal is to organize it out of existence.
As always huge shout out to Isaac Specktor for another beautifully produced episode.
A piece of the song "Forgotten" by Alan Spiljak is featured in todays episode
"Forgotten" by Alan Spiljak ( https://alanspiljak.bandcamp.com) License: CC BY NC ND ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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Today we are continuing our look at housing and gentrification in Minneapolis to set the context for the Upper Harbor Terminal Development. We had the honor to sit down with the dynamic homegrown talent Dr. Brittany Lewis who serves as the Senior Research Associate for CURA (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs) at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Lewis talks with us about her groundbreaking research on gentrification and eviction in the Twin Cities, her liberationist approach to research, her evolution into the world of real estate development, mental health and more.
Check out Dr. Lewis and CURA's work on Gentrification and Eviction in the Twin Cities here
gentrification.umn.edu
evictions.cura.umn.edu
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The prospect of building housing at the Upper Harbor Terminal development is one of the most stirring elements of the plan. Some want luxury market driven development and others want deep affordability for the neighborhood. The UHT gives us an opportunity to step back and reflect on how we build housing in this city and ask; what is the best way to produce and manage housing for the working classes? This primer contrasts the dominant market driven tax credit model of building "affordable" housing with a socialist approach to building high quality public housing. Spoiler alert, we are advocating the socialist approach. Shout out our producer Isaac Specktor for another fly sound scape.
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This Episode features music from "High Planes Drifter" by Otis Galloay
"High Planet Drifter" by Otis Galloway () License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
On this week's episode we have an interview with Minneapolis Hip-Hop artist, water protector and culture bearer Tufawon. We sat down in Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis and reflected on his experience fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock, the connection between urban and rural struggles for justice and how development projects like the Upper Harbor Terminal are taking place on stolen Dakota Land. This is a rich interview with a lot of first person history and wisdom forged on the front lines, big salute to Tufawon for sitting down with us, go check out his new single "Could it Be" on his Bandcamp
https://tufawon.bandcamp.com
We hit our first Patreon goal! Sending thanks and appreciation to the first 50 Bread and Butter subscribers, we got fresh Money Power Land Solidarity beanies coming your way. If you aren't a subscriber yet, now is your time to sign up, new still have Beanies available for new subscribers
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