Monday, November 30, 2015

TRUTHS AND MYTHS ABOUT THE RISE IN PART TIME JOBS

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/7/part-time-jobs-employmenteconomywages.html

SHOULD COPS HAVE TO LIVE WHERE THEY WORK?

http://www.citylab.com/crime/2014/08/should-cops-have-to-live-where-they-work/378858/

Sunday, November 29, 2015

HOW TREES MAKE US HEALTHIER

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/07/how-trees-can-improve-your-quality-of-life/375238/

HOW TREES MAKE US HEALTHIER

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/07/how-trees-can-improve-your-quality-of-life/375238/

US CITIES MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

http://www.citylab.com/weather/2014/07/the-us-cities-with-the-worst-climate-change-related-flooding/375212/

WHY SERVANT WORK IS ON THE RISE

http://magazine.good.is/articles/a-modern-day-downton-why-servant-work-is-on-the-rise

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF ATLANTIC CITY

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/07/the-death-and-life-of-atlantic-city?mbid=rss

THE DECLINE OF AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING IN CALIFORNIA

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-last-boeing-c-17-takes-flight-as-california-aerospace-era-ends-20151129-story.html

HOMELESSNESS AND SLEEP

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2014/08/homelessness-and-the-impossibility-of-a-good-nights-sleep/376065/

ATLANTIC CITY GOING BROKE IF IT CAN'T BREAK THE GAMBLING HABIT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/14/atlantic-city-is-going-bust-if-it-cant-break-the-gambling-habit/

THE LETHALITY OF LONELINESS

https://newrepublic.com/article/113176/science-loneliness-how-isolation-can-kill-you?src=longreads

THE DARK WORLD OF CONSUMER DEBT COLLECTION

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/15/magazine/bad-paper-debt-collector.html?_r=0?src=longreads

WORKING ANYTHING BUT 9 TO 5

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/13/us/starbucks-workers-scheduling-hours.html?_r=1

JOBS ARE NOT ENOUGH

http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21607810-new-figures-show-speed-which-americas-economy-can-grow-without-stoking-inflation-has

EB-5 PROGRAM IS BOOMING

http://www.citylab.com/politics/2014/07/americas-booming-pay-to-stay-visa-program-still-has-tons-of-room-to-grow/375159/

I WAS A WAREHOUSE WAGE SLAVE

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-free-online-shipping-warehouses-labor

THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION

http://xpatnation.co/things-you-dont-know-about-the-french-foreign-legion/#.N48O54b5u

THE RETURN OF MERCENARIES

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/the-return-of-the-mercenary/6409630?src=longreads

THE TRUE COST OF DRIVING

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/driving-true-costs/412237/

MANAGING GROWTH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY

http://www.citylab.com/politics/2015/10/for-californias-drought-towns-the-next-challenge-is-growth/410872/

TRAINING FOREIGN TROOPS

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2015/10/the_american_military_is_bad_at_teaching_others_how_to_fight.html

THE TRUE COST OF GUN VIOLENCE

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/04/true-cost-of-gun-violence-in-america?src=longreads

IMPROVING COMMUNITY COLLEGE

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/business/economy/the-promise-and-failure-of-community-colleges.html?ref=business&_r=0&referer=

DAVID FOSTER WALLACE ON TAKING FOR GRANTED

http://www.businessinsider.com/david-foster-wallace-graduation-speech-2013-5

BOOKS ON MEANINGFUL WORK

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/06/22/out-of-the-office?mbid=nl_Sunday%20Longreads%20(18)&CNDID=22923831&spMailingID=8296806&spUserID=MjU0NTI1NDUyNTIS1&spJobID=802752891&spReportId=ODAyNzUyODkxS0

Saturday, November 28, 2015

INSIDE THE WORLD OF TAX EVASION

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/elite-wealth-management/410842/

CONCENTRATION RISK AT COMMUNITY BANKS

https://www.cbcfrs.org/articles/2015/q3/asset-concentrations

INTEGRATION PREVENTS RADICALIZATION

http://qz.com/559656/westerners-who-want-to-stop-terrorism-can-start-by-looking-in-the-mirror/

WHY THE ECONOMIC FATE OF AMERICA'S CITIES HAVE DIVERGED

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/11/cities-economic-fates-diverge/417372/

Friday, November 27, 2015

EQUAL QUALITY SCHOOLS ARE POSSIBLE

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/11/ranking-high-schools-in-finland/417333/

Thursday, November 26, 2015

DEATH OF KING COAL

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176040/tomgram%3A_laura_gottesdiener%2C_the_king_is_dead%21/

OPT IN, OPT OUT, AND ACTIVE CHOICE

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/20/is-freedom-of-choice-really-what-we-want/?partner=rss&_r=0

THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOOGLE MAPS

http://recode.net/2015/02/08/ten-years-of-google-maps-from-slashdot-to-ground-truth/?src=longreads

WHEN TO CARE

http://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck

PLACEBOS ARE BECOMING MORE EFFECTIVE

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34572482

SUBURBAN CHINATOWNS

http://luckypeach.com/wokking-the-suburbs/?Src=longreads

CHARTER SCHOOLS DO BETTER FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

http://www.forbes.com/sites/modeledbehavior/2015/01/11/charter-success/

GREEN OCEAN FARMING

http://blog.longreads.com/2015/01/26/an-ex-industrial-fisherman-rethinks-his-job/

THE ETHICS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2015/nov/19/medical-research-dangers-human-subjects/?src=longreads

CHARTER SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

http://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/held-to-account/?src=longreads

NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/how-nurses-can-help-low-income-mothers/384485/

RAYMOND CHANDLER'S LOS ANGELES

http://blog.longreads.com/2015/11/05/looking-for-raymond-chandlers-los-angeles/

FORENSIC PSEUDOSCIENCE

http://bostonreview.net/books-ideas/nathan-robinson-forensic-pseudoscience-criminal-justice?Src=longreads

PUBLIC DEFENDER SHORTAGE

http://www.psmag.com/politics-and-law/who-gets-a-public-defender?src=longreads

HOW COMPANY CULTURE AFFECTS EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION

https://hbr.org/2015/11/how-company-culture-shapes-employee-motivation

LACK OF SLEEP CAUSES INSULIN RESISTANCE

http://www.lifehack.org/336012/science-says-one-night-poor-sleep-equals-six-months-high-fat-diet

DEVELOPING RESILIENCE

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/11/albert-bandura-acquiring-self-efficacy/

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

RECIDIVISM RATES ARE OVERSTATED

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/crime/2015/10/why_do_so_many_prisoners_end_up_back_in_prison_a_new_study_says_maybe_they.html

CONCENTRATED POVERTY IN SYRACUSE

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/11/syracuse-slums/416892/

FLAWS IN MOVING TO WORK VOUCHERS

http://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/moving-to-work-housing-program-raises-serious-concerns

IMPROVED OUTCOMES FROM HOUSING VOUCHERS

http://www.cbpp.org/blog/a-stronger-case-for-restoring-housing-vouchers

IMPROVING HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS

http://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/realizing-the-housing-voucher-programs-potential-to-enable-families-to-move-to

BOOK: WHY GOVERNMENT FAILS SO OFTEN

http://www.amazon.com/Why-Government-Fails-So-Often/dp/0691161623

BOOK: GLOBAL CATASTROPHES AND TRENDS

http://www.amazon.com/Global-Catastrophes-Trends-Fifty-Years/dp/0262518228

BOOK: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-What-Understanding-Self-Motivation/dp/0140255265

Sunday, November 22, 2015

IMPROVING THE HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM

http://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/realizing-the-housing-voucher-programs-potential-to-enable-families-to-move-to

THE IMPORTANCE OF ANALOGIES

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/11/analogies/

SPACED REPETITION FOR BETTER MEMORY

http://www.lifehack.org/333301/scientists-reveal-the-secret-creating-permanent-memories

ENOUGH MONEY

http://qz.com/549454/the-revolutionary-idea-that-being-rich-isnt-the-point-having-enough-is/

Saturday, November 21, 2015

WELFARE DOES NOT MAKE PEOPLE LAZY

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/11/20/9764324/welfare-cash-transfer-work

Friday, November 20, 2015

JULLIARD CAREER TRAJECTORIES

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/arts/music/the-juilliard-effect-ten-years-later.html?Src=longreads&_r=0

SHORTER COMMUTES DRIVE GENTRIFICATION

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/19/this-could-be-the-biggest-force-driving-gentrification/

AMERICA'S HISTORY OF REJECTING REFUGEE CHILDREN

http://qz.com/553393/a-survey-of-americans-on-jewish-refugees-in-the-1930s-shows-history-is-repeating-itself/

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

LIMITED OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2015/11/17/Essential-Part-Job-Creation-Policy-Missing

Sunday, November 15, 2015

ON LINE MEDICAL RECORDS NEED IMPROVEMENT

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/epic-systems-judith-faulkner-hitech-ehr-interoperability?src=longreads

WHO SHOULD GET AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSISTANCE?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/food-stamps-housing/411304/

THE ROLE OF ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS IN CITIES

http://www.citylab.com/politics/2015/10/the-new-grand-bargain-between-cities-and-anchor-institutions/408943/

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WAITING IN LINE

http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2015/10/why-we-wait-in-line/412633/

WHY PEOPLE IN SMALL CITIES DON'T USE PUBLIC TRANSIT

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/nashville-charlotte-public-transit/412741/

THE BENEFITS OF MIGRATION

http://timharford.com/2015/10/the-real-benefits-of-migration/

WHY WAGES WON'T RISE

http://robertreich.org/post/107998491550

DRINKING WATER PROBLEMS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/01/in-californias-poorest-towns-tap-waters-legacy-is-toxic-for-latinos/384482/

FIXING ABANDONED SUBDIVISIONS

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/what-to-do-with-a-dying-neighborhood/384475/

WHY HAS CRIME DECLINED?

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/02/the-many-causes-of-americas-decline-in-crime/385364/

IN DEFENSE OF BROKEN WINDOWS POLICING

http://www.city-journal.org/2015/25_1_broken-windows-policing.html

DO MICRO LOANS HELP THE POOR?

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/01/do-microloans-really-help-the-poor/384877/

THE DECLINE IN FLORIDA'S CITRUS INDUSTRY

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/florida-without-oranges/384774/

THE LOGIC OF LONG LINES

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/01/the-logic-of-long-lines/385024/

AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGES IN RURAL AREAS

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/01/rural-americas-silent-housing-crisis/384885/

MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING CUTS IN FLORIDA

http://tampabay.com/projects/2015/investigations/florida-mental-health-hospitals/cuts/?src=longreads

MAKE LEARNING HARD

https://hbr.org/2015/11/why-organizations-need-to-make-learning-hard

TO LEARN, RETRIEVE

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/11/to-learn-retrieve-make-it-stick/

Saturday, November 14, 2015

REDUCED PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN MIAMI

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/11/miamis-bold-plan-to-reduce-car-reliance-takes-aim-at-too-much-parking/413872/

Friday, November 6, 2015

BOOK : BITTER

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/160774516X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1446849342&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=Bitter&dpPl=1&dpID=516Vg1-IEvL&ref=plSrch

BOOK : INFESTED

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/022604193X/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1446849231&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=infested&dpPl=1&dpID=61GA5CxZOgL&ref=plSrch

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

BOOK : SURFACES AND ESSENCES

http://www.amazon.com/Surfaces-Essences-Analogy-Fuel-Thinking/dp/0465018475

BOOK : THE MYSTERY OF THE INVISIBLE HAND

http://www.amazon.com/The-Mystery-Invisible-Hand-Spearman/dp/0691163138

Sunday, November 1, 2015

HOW FAR WILL PEOPLE WALK TO TRANSIT?

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/01/what-does-living-close-to-transit-really-mean/384421/