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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
EVOLUTION OF SECTION 8
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/15/how-section-8-became-a-racial-slur/
Saturday, June 25, 2016
CATERNARY POWER LINES COULD DRIVE TRUCKING INDUSTRY
http://qz.com/714381/siemens-says-it-can-power-unlimited-range-electric-trucks-using-a-150-year-old-technology/
RESILIENCE REQUIRES BREAKS
https://hbr.org/2016/06/resilience-is-about-how-you-recharge-not-how-you-endure
GREEN STORMWATER CONTROL IN DETROIT
http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2016/06/detroit-vacant-lots-gardens-stormwater/488342/
FREEZING RENTS ON SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/22/seattle-may-finally-have-found-a-way-to-stop-an-outrageous-practice-by-landlords/
DISTRACTIONS CAUSE ACCIDENTS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/23/there-are-more-dangerous-things-to-do-while-driving-than-using-your-phone/
Thursday, June 23, 2016
BOOK : EVENTIDE
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0375725768/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=GBK4YRMM8SXB6ZD8K62Z
Saturday, June 18, 2016
ZIP CODE VS METRO LEVEL SECTION 8 VOUCHERS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/17/the-big-change-that-will-help-poor-people-move-to-wealthy-neighborhoods/
KANSAS VS CALIFORNIA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/17/one-state-raised-taxes-the-other-cut-them-guess-which-one-is-in-recession/
Friday, June 17, 2016
WALKABILITY IS A PREMIUM GOOD
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/06/in-the-us-walkability-is-a-premium-good/487319/
EASIER TO BUY AN ASSAULT WEAPON THAN OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/17/its-easier-to-buy-an-assault-weapon-than-open-a-bank-account-really/
HOW IS GDP CALCULATED?
https://m.mic.com/articles/14943/gdp-and-the-us-economy-3-ways-to-measure-economic-production#.lgQmMmqld
BOOK : FATES AND FURIES
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1594634475/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1466187833&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=fates+and+furies&dpPl=1&dpID=61S1x2qa8fL&ref=plSrch
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
BOOK : THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICAN GROWTH
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-American-Growth-Princeton/dp/0691147728
Saturday, June 4, 2016
THE GRAYING OF RURAL AMERICA
The Graying of Rural America http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/485159/
TEXAS VS CALIFORNIA
Texas is the new California, But it won't last http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/5/31/texas-is-the-new-california-but-it-wont-last
INCLUSIONARY ZONING DOES NOT DRIVE UP THE COST OF HOUSING
Inclusionary Zoning Does Not Drive Up Housing Costs http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/06/what-we-know-about-inclusionary-zoning-thus-far/485072/
PEAK POPULATION OVER TIME
The places in America that already have their best days behind them http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2016/06/01/when-every-place-in-the-u-s-hit-its-peak/
RISE IN HOUSING COSTS SHIFTING LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/485330/
BEAVERS REBUILDING WATERSHEDS
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_original_geo-engineers_how_to_save_the_iconic_west_from_the_cow_2014073?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+Truthdig+Truthdig%253A+Drilling+Beneath+the+Headlines
CITIES WHERE POOR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE EXPANDING FASTEST
http://www.businessinsider.com/concentrated-poverty-in-america-2014-8?op=1
IS SHAREHOLDER VALUE BAD FOR BUSINESS?
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/08/02/shareholder-value-bad-for-business/3O4MYxjWgmJ2DOPwkeYxyN/story.html?src=longreads
VALLEY FEVER
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/the-mysterious-fungus-infecting-the-american-southwest/375191/
FRACKING AND EARTHQUAKES IN TEXAS
http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2014/may/earthquakes-and-the-texas-miracle?src=longreads&single=1
HEALTH CARE REVOLUTION IN MARYLAND
http://www.businessinsider.com/maryland-health-care-revolution-2014-8?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29
THE LIMITS OF ANESTHESIA
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/01/awakening/309188/?single_page=true?Src=longreads
SOME MALLS ARE THRIVING
http://www.newgeography.com/content/004947-malls-aren-t-dying-they-re-thriving
DO BANKS BENEFIT FROM RISING INTEREST RATES?
http://www.moneyandbanking.com/commentary/2015/10/5/banks-and-interest-rates-be-careful-what-you-wish-for
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT LIMITS PAYDAY LENDING
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/09/08/what-happens-when-the-government-limits-payday-lending/
STOPPING MASS SHOOTINGS
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/09/mass-shootings-threat-assessment-shooter-fbi-columbine?src=longreads
OPTIMISM AND POLITICS
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/opinion/sunday/when-did-optimism-become-uncool.html?utm_source=pocket&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pockethits&referer=
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