Another water cooler episode, recorded on April 2, 2025. The team reflects on strategies for making it through troubled times, what’s inspiring us, and the regular rundown of what’s got our attention in public finance and the bond market right now. (34:37)

References from this episode…

When the Revolution Doesn’t Come (Guardian documentary featuring the children of the Black Panthers).

California’s No Place Like Home Program

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In this episode, Micah and the team catch up on the 3 phases of work we've done in New Jersey, with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This episode kicks off with a story from Asbury Park and tries hard to be nice about payments in lieu of taxes, aka PILOTS. (25:26)

Recorded February 5, 2025.

Take a deeper dive with the full report on fiscal justice in New Jersey...

A Statewide Fiscal Justice View of New Jersey

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You'll hear a trio of formats on this podcast. Deep dives into a specific topic, like our first episode on fiscal justice. Guest episodes featuring people we think you need to know about and listen to. And informal biweekly conversations with the Activest and Next World Assets teams.

In this episode Ellen Ward Owen, Homero Radway and John Killeen catch up with a few questions: what are we watching for, what's got our attention right now? What are the barriers to participating in this market that we’re encountering this week? And where's the research pointing us? (34:40)

One of our weekly chats goes live! Recorded March 19, 2025.

References from this episode...

People Should Be Really Into Philly’s Neighborhood Protection Initiative

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An easy way to understand fiscal justice is to think about all the policies and practices a city can do that are both good for citizens and good for the long-term financial health of a city. In this first episode of the Activest Podcast, the team dishes up some background on what fiscal justice is, why we coined the term, plus the research and life experiences that drive our work. With a little pause for story time, of course. (27:37)

Join Micah Gilmer, Ellen Ward Owen and Homero Radway for this inaugural episode!

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https://www.activest.org

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