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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  supportin...

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 Harbo...

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...

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...

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  ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Co...

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...

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...

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.  www.patreon.com/moneypowerlandsolidarity Tune in to Radio Pocho "Reclaiming Roo...

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 T...

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....

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 rese...

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 class...

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...

Todays episode is a reflection on white nationalism, white supremacy, capitalism and working class solidarity. The Upper Harbor Terminal Development sits just north of the Lowry Ave bridge that connects North and Northeast Minneapolis. Any honest discussion of the dynamics at play surrounding the UHT must deal with the legacy of segregation, violence and racism that has been central to history of...

We sat down and talked with grandmother and community organizer from the Bottineau Neighborhood Nancy Przymus about the GAF Shingles Factory. Nancy has been engaged in deep research and organizing exposing the toxic pollution that spreads from the GAF Shingles Factory into the air of North and Northeast Minneapolis. The GAF sits directly next to the proposed Upper Harbor Terminal site. We talk abo...

In today's episode we take a closer look at the billionaire Pohlad family and their company United Properties which currently has exclusive rights to develop 48 acres of publicly owned river front land in North Minneapolis. An Oligarchy is a form of government where a small group of ultra wealthy business people control public life, an oligarch is a member of that clique. We provide a brief histor...

We sat down with North Minneapolis resident and Community Organizer Roxanne O'Brien to talk about the grassroots activism against industrial polluter Northern Metals, growing up between North and Northeast Minneapolis, the relationship between Race and Class in the fight for change, the Upper Harbor Terminal and more. This is a first person history lesson from a front line soldier in the struggle...

Welcome to the first episode of Money Power Land Solidarity. This orientation is an introduction to the project and a preview of what we will be covering as the show proceeds.    Check us out on Patreon and become a subscriber  https://www.patreon.com/moneypowerlandsolidarity