Tracy Rosenthal

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Tracy Rosenthal is a frequent contributor to The New Republic, a sometime host of Death Panel Podcast, and the author of Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis, published by Haymarket in 2024. They co-founded the LA Tenants Union in 2015 and are now on rent strike in New York City.

Former New York State governor Andrew Cuomo.

How Andrew Cuomo Made Homelessness Worse How Andrew Cuomo Made Homelessness Worse

Cuomo claims that “housing is a top priority.” A dig into his track record says something very different.

Jun 13, 2025 / Tracy Rosenthal

L.A. Tenants Union protest

It’s Time to Cancel the Rent It’s Time to Cancel the Rent

Democrats are pushing two proposals to help Americans cover rent payments. Neither gives tenants what they really need: more power.

May 29, 2020 / Tracy Rosenthal

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