Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams19 Syys 2024

The Rent is Too Damn High, But Renters Are Even More Powerful

If there’s power in numbers, then there are arguably few groups as powerful American tenants. Stacey is joined by founding director of the KC Tenants Union, Tara Raghuveer, to highlight the vast political potential they’re building through their organization in Kansas City and beyond.

For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

We want to hear your questions. Send us an email at assemblyrequired@crooked.com or leave us a voicemail at 213-293-9509. You and your question might be featured on the show.

Learn More:

Read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Visit the KC Tenants website for a link to donate, an organizing toolkit, and resources on how to organize a campaign, write letters, and more.

Look up your local mutual aid groups for fund drives, food banks, and other ways to volunteer.

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United We Ball

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Deepfakes, Lies, and How to Fight Disinformation

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Gen Z’s Fight for the Future

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22 Elo 202448min

Down with the Electoral College, Voting Alternatives Rise Up

In the debut episode of Assembly Required, Stacey takes on one of the most intractable problems in American politics: the unequal distribution of power created by the Electoral College. Could ranked c...

15 Elo 202449min

Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams: Coming August 15th

Let's face it, sometimes the world feels broken. We can see what needs fixing, yet more and more, it feels like the problems are too big and the bad guys are winning. But the truth is, they’re not. Th...

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