Tenant and Landlord Interests Collide in the Race for the 19th District Assembly Seat
There are very few politicians in Milwaukee who can rightfully claim to represent the interests of tenants, the class of residents in our…
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Bribing Landlords to Follow the Law: Milwaukee County’s Housing Policy
A 2018 Milwaukee County Ordinance bans housing discrimination on the basis of “receipt of rental or housing assistance”: if you have a low-income…
Sheridan Tenants Fight Renovictions from Becovic and Next Realty
On the verge of being kicked out of their home, working-class tenants alongside the Milwaukee Autonomous Tenants Union are taking action against landlords…
Clybourn Tenant Council & MATU Speak Out!
The members of Clybourn Tenant Council and MATU speak on the scourge of Milwaukee slumlords and the necessity of collective action. The tenants…
The LLC Shell Game in Milwaukee
If you are a tenant in the city of Milwaukee, you likely rent from a property management company or real estate investment group…
The Con of Capitalist Philanthropy
“The millionaire will be but a trustee for the poor; entrusted for a season with a great part of the increased wealth of…
Milwaukee’s Parasite Economy
What’s the Parasite Economy? When we say “parasite economy,” we are talking about how the wages a worker brings home are further stolen…