LABOR AND PRODUCTIVITY

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-11-28/you-want-a-bigger-paycheck-convince-me

HIGH DEMAND FOR GRASSLANDS

http://harvestpublicmedia.org/article/ranchers-grass-land-rush

BOOK : WILLFUL BLINDNESS

http://www.amazon.com/Willful-Blindness-Ignore-Obvious-Peril/dp/0802777961/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1417037276&sr=1-1&keywords=willful+blindness+why+we+ignore+the+obvious+at+our+peril

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PASSWORDS

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/magazine/the-secret-life-of-passwords.html?src=longreads

WHEN DO MOOCS WORK?

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/11/can-you-learn-nanotechnology-online/383072/

CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS TODAY

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/11/can-david-still-sue-goliath/382966/

THE FUTURE OF SALMON

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/11/salmon-fresh-from-the-warehouse/383068/

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/upshot/the-changing-face-of-temporary-employment.html?partner=rss&_r=0&referrer=

THE HARDEST PLACES TO LIVE

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/upshot/where-are-the-hardest-places-to-live-in-the-us.html?_r=1&abt=0002&abg=1

THE SPREAD OF SUBURBAN POVERTY

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/08/the-great-recession-cemented-poor-neighborhoods-in-the-suburbs/375528/

BEYOND BROKEN WINDOWS

http://m.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/11/joe-fox-broken-windows/382668/

GENTRIFICATION AND SRO HOUSING IN CHICAGO

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/12/what-happens-when-housing-for-the-poor-is-remodeled-for-millennials/

WHOLE FOODS IN FOOD DESERTS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/14/why-whole-foods-is-moving-into-one-of-the-poorest-neighborhoods-in-chicago/

MORE GUNS EQUALS MORE CRIME

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/14/more-guns-more-crime-new-research-debunks-a-central-thesis-of-the-gun-rights-movement/

BOOK : LEADERS EAT LAST

http://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Eat-Last-Together-Others/dp/1591845327/ref=sr_1_1_twi_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415748373&sr=8-1&keywords=leaders+eat+last

IT'S DIFFICULT TO PREDICT INFLATION

http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2014/11/forecasting-inflation-with-fundamentals-its-hard.html#.VGF8DBnTnqA

CASINOS HURT CITIES

http://m.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/a-good-way-to-wreck-a-local-economy-build-casinos/375691/

DAVID FOSTER WALLACE ON READING AND TELEVISION

http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/19/david-foster-wallace-charlie-rose-interview/

REINVENTING APARTMENT BUILDINGS

http://www.ted.com/talks/moshe_safdie_how_to_reinvent_the_apartment_building

SLEEPING ELIMINATES WASTE FROM THE BRAIN

http://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_iliff_one_more_reason_to_get_a_good_night_s_sleep

PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN VALLEJO

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/11/the-city-that-gave-its-residents-3-million/382348/

VARIATION IN HEAD START RESULTS

http://equitablegrowth.org/news/learning-variation-effectiveness-head-start/

HOW A SNEEZE SPREADS

http://www.ansys-blog.com/simulation-confirms-your-mom-was-right-cover-up-when-sneezing/

CHARITY AND EFFICACY

http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/11/05/361433850/why-your-brain-wants-to-help-one-child-in-need-but-not-millions

THE WORLD IS GETTING BETTER

http://www.businessinsider.com/25-ways-the-world-is-becoming-much-better-2014-11?op=1

FLOOD, REBUILD, REPEAT

http://m.motherjones.com/environment/2013/07/hurricane-sandy-global-warming-flooding

TEACHER SALARIES AND TEST PERFORMANCE

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/11/what-happens-to-test-scores-when-teachers-are-paid-125000-a-year/382340/

HOW TO LIVE: OR A LIFE OF MONTAIGNE

http://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Montaigne-question-attempts-ebook/dp/B003E8AK4Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414945522&sr=8-1&keywords=How+to+live

HOSPITALS AND UNIVERSITIES ANCHOR COMMUNITIES

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2014/11/universities-and-hospitals-are-the-new-anchor-institutions-for-cities/382110/