Tuesday, June 30, 2015

CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT AND THE SALTON SEA

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-dying-sea

Monday, June 29, 2015

UTILITIES AND SOLAR POWER

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/power-to-the-people

Sunday, June 28, 2015

OFFSETTING THE EFFECTS OF CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT

http://www.citylab.com/politics/2015/06/the-3-part-plan-to-alleviate-californias-drought/396587/

CREDIT, BOOMS, AND BUSTS

http://www.bradford-delong.com/2015/06/why-small-booms-can-cause-big-busts.html

MARKET LIQUIDITY

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/06/market-liquidity-primer-elliott?rssid=LatestFromBrookings

CALIFORNIA'S SINKING TERRAIN IS COSTLY

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/06/californias-sinking-terrain-is-costly/396764/

WHERE SHOULD AFFORDABLE HOUSING BE LOCATED?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/supreme-court-inclusive-communities/396401/

DEBT BUBBLES VERSUS EQUITY BUBBLES

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-06-26/the-reason-debt-bubbles-are-worse-than-stock-bubbles

NORTH DAKOTA OIL BOOM GOES BUST

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/06/north-dakota-oil-boom-bust/396620/

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

REDUCING DEATHS BY GUNS IN THE US

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/mass-shootings-are-preventable/396644/

Monday, June 22, 2015

GARBAGE SOLUTIONS

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/07/future-of-trash/395279/

COMMUTERSHEDS

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004965-americas-largest-commuter-sheds-cbsas

CENTRAL OREGON'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/06/cocc-and-the-story-of-bend/396425/

Sunday, June 21, 2015

WHY WE WON'T SPEND ON MASS TRANSIT

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-plot-against-trains?mbid=nl_051515_Daily

Saturday, June 20, 2015

ENGINEERING SAFER CARS

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/the-engineers-lament?mbid=nl_042915_Daily&CNDID=22923831&mbid=nl_042915_Daily&CNDID=22923831&spMailingID=7703365&spUserID=MjU0NTI1NDUyNTIS1&spJobID=662847043&spReportId=NjYyODQ3MDQzS0

GE'S RETURN TO MANUFACTURING

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/04/back-to-basics-why-g-e-ditched-finance?mbid=nl_043015_Daily&CNDID=22923831&mbid=nl_043015_Daily&CNDID=22923831&spMailingID=7706832&spUserID=MjU0NTI1NDUyNTIS1&spJobID=662967180&spReportId=NjYyOTY3MTgwS0

Sunday, June 14, 2015

WHY SCHEDULED TRANSPORTATION RUNS LATE AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION OCCURS

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-your-subway-is-always-late-2015-6

SOLUTIONS FOR URBAN HEAT ISLANDS

http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-low--and-hi-tech-solutions-emerge-for-urban-heat-peril-2015-6

CALIFORNIA'S FARMLAND IS SINKING

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/06/california-is-sinking-and-its-getting-worse/395555/

Sunday, June 7, 2015

NIMBYISM IS A DRAG ON THE ECONOMY

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/06/nimbyism-is-a-huge-drag-on-americas-economic-growth/394925/

AFFORDABLE ARTISAN MANUFACTURING SPACE

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/06/matching-affordable-housing-with-affordable-working/394790/

CIVIL RIGHTS BATTLES AT THE STATE LEVEL

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119019/civil-rights-movement-going-reverse-alabama?src=longreads

CALIFORNIA'S AQUEDUCTS

http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/02/american-aqueduct-the-great-california-water-saga/284009/

UNSCHOOLING

http://www.outsideonline.com/1928266/we-dont-need-no-education

NIMBYISM AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/06/where-should-poor-people-live/394667/

HALF OF AMERICAN FAMILIES ARE ON THE BRINK OF FINANCIAL CATASTROPHE

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/05/half-of-all-american-families-are-staring-at-financial-catastrophe/394274/

FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE LACKING IN TEXAS

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2015/05/texas-is-paying-the-price-for-its-lack-of-flood-infrastructure/394115/

BUS BUNCHING

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/05/a-nifty-visualization-of-the-vicious-cycle-of-bus-bunching/393818/

GIVING HOMES TO THE HOMELESS

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/05/the-case-for-giving-homes-to-the-homeless/392696/

THE IMPACT OF PARKING ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/05/how-parking-keeps-your-rent-too-damn-high-in-2-charts/392894/

THE CHANGING FACE OF TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT

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

THE RISE OF CIVIL FORFEITURE

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/09/07/police-intelligence-targets-cash/

THE RISE OF INSTANT GRATIFICATION

https://theamericanscholar.org/instant-gratification/#.VXRu3ofn9PE

LOS ANGELES VACCINATION RATES

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/los-angeles-vaccination-rates/?src=longreads

LOUISIANA ERODING

https://medium.com/matter/louisiana-loses-its-boot-b55b3bd52d1e

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MANUFACTURING JOBS LEAVE

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/09/the-last-refrigerator/380154/