US citizens: call on the Federal Housing Finance Agency to attach protection for renters to federal loans to landlords.

*After an investment firm bought St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged, in Richmond, Virginia, the company reduced staff, removed amenities, and set the stage for a deadly outbreak of COVID-19.*

*Stop Private Equity from Driving Retailers into Bankruptcy, Destroying Jobs and Livelihoods.*

In addition, they destroy useful stores where you can actually buy things, and reduce competition.

When private equity takes over a building, it is likely to become both more expensive and nastier to live in.

Describing alternatives to air conditioning for coping with the heat.

I keep shades closed, use fans locally, and wear little clothing indoors. That enables me to set my thermostat several degrees higher. But I could not do without air conditioning in the heat of a Boston summer, not even many years ago.