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Nina Ahmad has a lot to explain.

Nina Ahmad, the self-professed “outsider progressive”, is involved in businesses that directly benefit from hyper-gentrification and displacement of working people and people of color, and is an associate of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s brother.

CampaignsPhilly powerresearchApril 17, 2018PAPrimaries, Election2018, NinaAhmad, Lt. Gov. Race, EB-5 visa, Clinton, gentrification, Progressive politics, Real estate

Can Amazon Deliver? A Guide to HQ2 for Philly Residents

As Philadelphia residents consider what HQ2 could mean for our city, we hope the following
document can serve as a primer on what we know and what we don’t about HQ2 in Philadelphia.

Amazon HQ2, ReportsPhilly powerresearchMarch 30, 2018Amazon HQ2, Development, Philadelphia, Real estate, Subsidies, PIDC, CCGP, gentrification, fair jobs, tech