Senior Economic Justice Correspondent for @NextCityOrg. Author of The Banks We Deserve @islandpress [email protected] he/him #FilAm

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Joined June 2009
Another year gone by, another update on my source demographics for my reporting at @NextCityOrg. In 2022, I reported 42 stories for Next City’s economic justice beat, quoting 130 sources in those stories. Both numbers are down from previous years — mostly burnout prevention…
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This team deserves to be studied by organizational development peeps
Eagles took deep breaths to stay locked in during the Super Bowl 😤 (via @NFLFilms)
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Replying to @dieworkwear
But on the matter of clothing—which is not unlike other areas of our lives—the government has been a positive force in ways that often goes unrecognized. I bet if you look through your closet now, you will find some things that some government helped develop.
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The Eagles victory brought all of Philadelphia to Broad Street for a day. Of course, arts and culture does that every day. We’ve got just six more days to save the oldest building on Broad for the arts. My column on the future of UArts flagship building: inquirer.com/real-estate/com…
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The recent call report cycle was the first in which banks were required to give slightly more of a breakdown of their lending to nondepository financial institutions. Here are the relevant pages of the reports from the country's four largest banks
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For a community or industry that is being ignored by big banks, the idea of starting up a new bank or credit union rarely figures as an option. THE BANKS WE DESERVE by @oscarthinks shows advocates, organizers, and innovators how it can be done. islandpress.org/banks
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my favorite thing about Texas? Easily the tacos. So I asked my local taco guy about why Trump's tariff on Mexican imports will devastate your wallet and your burrito.
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In the days after the Eaton fire devastated Altadena, I spent hours talking to organizers on the ground who set up mutual aid hubs and were already strategizing to build back their community. My latest for the @guardian on the resilience of Altadenans. theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
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Amber Nettles, who is now our publisher, is writing a note about our situation that we'll publish next week, to give you a bit more info. If you have a rich friend, or if you *are* that rich friend, please contact Ellen Kaulig, our chief of staff at [email protected]. 3/
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On the 76ers news conference: The fact that Mayor Parker & Council Pres Johnson didn't acknowledge they have egg on their faces and, even more importantly, didn't acknowledge the pain & turmoil the Chinatown community was put through as a result of this process is mind-boggling🧵
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This is a great writeup on Atlanta's Legacy Business Program, spearheaded by Councilmember Jason Dozier, to protect older businesses that have contributed to our culture & that are especially vulnerable to real estate pressures, often on racial lines. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/a…
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"When you think of the business as an asset to the community, you begin to realize that it isn’t just about profitability. It’s about how [business owners] embed themselves and interact with the community." nextcity.org/urbanist-news/a…
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