Penn Loh

is senior lecturer and director of the Master of Public Policy Program and Community Practice at Tufts Universitys Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning. He is currently a trustee of the Hyams Foundation and a board member of the Center for Economic Democracy.

Articles By This Author

Issues

Capitalism Is Not the Only Choice

We have opportunities every day to build economies that lift each other up and spread joy.

Penn Loh | Nov 14, 2017

Economy

Land Trusts Offer Houses That People With Lower Incomes Can Afford—And a Stepping Stone to Lasting Wealth

More than 200 land trusts around the country help struggling families buy their first homes, often in gentrifying neighborhoods.

Penn Loh | Sep 17, 2015

Issues

How One Boston Neighborhood Stopped Gentrification in Its Tracks

Community land trusts create housing that is permanently affordable. And they also help new city farmers get land.

Penn Loh | Jan 28, 2015

Democracy

Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston's Poorest Neighborhoods

From kitchens that buy and sell locally grown food, to a waste co-op that will return compost to the land, new enterprises are building an integrated food network. It's about local people keeping the wealth of their land at home.

Penn Loh | Nov 8, 2014

Economy

What’s the Role of Race in the New Economy Movement?

For the movement to succeed, it must be led by the dispossessed—those for whom the mainstream economy has never worked.

Penn Loh | Jun 11, 2014

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