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Jan 2025
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Abolish Rent w/ Leonardo Vilchis and Tra...

Daniel Denvir
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Featuring Leonardo Vilchis and Tracy Rosenthal on their book Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis. Tenant unions fighting to transform Los Angeles, the country, and the world.

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