Tenant rights, social movements, organizing against authoritarianism. Assistant Professor @sjsu https://www.kentoncard.com/https://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3mhtkukrv7c2vImportant contribution on the impact of new housing supply on rents coauthored by my @curaumn.bsky.social colleague @tonydamiano.bsky.social 👇🏼 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtkukrv7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3mgd24meikk2wQ: How does new rental construction impact rent prices? A: It depends. New research finds BIG developments: ⬆️ rents of lower-priced units by 4.4%⚠️ ⬇️ rents of higher-priced units by 1.7%. @tonydamiano.bsky.social & Chris Frenier tell us why submarkets matter. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07352166.2026.2628685?af=R05 Mar 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd24meikk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3mfwsva2akc2lI was interviewed for a new @shelterforce.bsky.social article profiling how tenant organizers have responded to the ICE invasion of Minneapolis, calling for an #EvictionMoratorium. https://shelterforce.org/2026/02/27/safe-and-sheltered-how-tenant-organizers-protect-their-neighbors-in-minneapolis/#028 Feb 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwsva2akc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3mdix2cs7ak2bParents & neighbors have joined forces to defend elementary schools from masked federal agents abducting children in #Minneapolis. Let that sink in. Is that the America you want to live in?28 Jan 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdix2cs7ak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3md5qkphexs2oIn #Minneapolis, I’m talking w/ my neighbors about having legal observer patrols at our local elementary school because federal agents have been kidnapping children. Let that sink. #StopKidnappingChildren #abolishICE Then I see 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jan 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3md5qkphexs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3mcskihblus2yI spoke to the Minneapolis City Council last week about how the academic evidence indicates that an #EvictionMoratorium is an effective & measured tool to maintain community safety — during the #ICE invasion.19 Jan 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcskihblus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3mckjkufp5c27I've been living in #Minneapolis over the past year and a half. So I'm going to start sharing some observations that I've made on the ground over the past weeks. Let me know if you'd like me to comment on anything in particular.16 Jan 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckjkufp5c27https://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3mbrn76uoxc2jI'm very excited to support tenant movement leader @raeforla.bsky.social of @housingnowca.bsky.social launch a powerful campaign for Mayor of Los Angeles!! 💰 support her if you can 💰 Learn more about it below👇👇🔥🔥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jan 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrn76uoxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3m66cbiofkc2lLove fest in the White House today btw @realdonaldtrumppar.bsky.social & @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social – a twilight zone experience to watch a sitting president encourage a Democratic Socialist mayor-elect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzw8efnogo21 Nov 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66cbiofkc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3m5hcvcmdg22e#Minneapolis community!! Check out #zAmya Theater Project's premiere of "Living in America: The Waiting List is Full." zAmya combines lived experience & artistic expression to inspire communities to work for housing justice for all.12 Nov 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hcvcmdg22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3m4ixtv7tzk2tGreat op-ed by my colleagues Tony Damiano & Ed Goetz @curaumn.bsky.social on how "we’re seeing haves & have-nots with #Minneapolis rents." [link below]31 Oct 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ixtv7tzk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3m3zs65fbfk2tUp next at #ACSP2025 I’m speaking about just cause eviction protections from advocacy research developed w/ @rentersunitemd.bsky.social & @curaumn.bsky.social25 Oct 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zs65fbfk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3m3zoep47os2z"Does tenant organizing improve housing quality & health?" 🔥 Fascinating new research by @midwesterly.bsky.social, Drew Dearwood & @alexkarner.bsky.social on the housing-health intersection out of UT Austin working with community org Basta! #ACSP2025 —> Check out their findings👇25 Oct 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zoep47os2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3m2chcpmsss24Seniors in Cincinnati are forming a #TenantUnions to claim rights & affordable rents. They demand to collectively negotiating w/ out-of-state landlord to prevent new renovations from displacing residents. Video here: https://www.fox19.com/video/2025/10/01/cincinnati-seniors-form-tenant-union-fight-potential-displacement/03 Oct 2025 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2chcpmsss24https://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3m2aevvdpe22gGreat news!! Louisville Metro is finally implementing its Anti-Displacement Commission & Assessment Tool! Well done PUSH Louisville & Jecorey Arthur for keeping pressure on the city, and Louisville Tenants Union for launching the campaign!! https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-01/louisvilles-anti-displacement-commission-finally-gets-off-the-ground02 Oct 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2aevvdpe22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3lzzldynios2e"Who can speak, when, on what subjects & from what platforms is determined by historical context & differentiated by race, gender, class, ideology & politics. ..." —Robin DG Kelley in @bostonreview.bsky.social30 Sep 2025 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzzldynios2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/kentoncard.bsky.social/post/3lztgpvlacc2h#TenantUnions can be funny too. Comedy & music as fundraising tools used by KC Tenants Union https://www.axios.com/local/kansas-city/2025/09/25/kc-tenants-brings-its-housing-fight-to-the-stage27 Sep 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:yno5rdsi7strrmqw2lnqt32o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztgpvlacc2h