Wednesday, June 29, 2016

HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS

https://aeon.co/essays/best-way-to-solve-homelessness-give-people-homes

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/

CATERNARY POWER LINES

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_line

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PRIMACY OF TRIBAL LAW

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/488393/

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

BOOK : PLAINSONG

https://www.amazon.com/Plainsong-Kent-Haruf/dp/0375705856

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

BOOK : THE WHITE ROAD

https://www.amazon.com/White-Road-Journey-into-Obsession/dp/0374289263

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

DROUGHT MITIGATION

http://californiawaterblog.com/2014/08/03/getting-through-the-dry-times-2/

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

FORGETTING EARLY CHILDHOOD

https://aeon.co/essays/where-do-children-s-earliest-memories-go

THE LIMITS OF ANESTHESIA

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/01/awakening/309188/?single_page=true?Src=longreads

MORALITY AND JOURNALISM

http://gangrey.com/?p=5466

TIME MAGAZINE

http://nymag.com/news/features/time-inc-magazines-2014-8/?src=longreads

SOME MALLS ARE THRIVING

http://www.newgeography.com/content/004947-malls-aren-t-dying-they-re-thriving

SUMMER BREAKS, EDUCATION AND INEQUALITY

https://blog.longreads.com/2015/08/25/the-lost-summer/

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

FIXING BROKEN WINDOWS

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/07/fixing-broken-windows?mbid=rss

GSE REFORM

http://www.moneyandbanking.com/commentary/2016/5/9/gses-reforms-at-the-margin

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=

Thursday, June 2, 2016

BOOK : EVICTED

https://www.amazon.com/Evicted-Poverty-Profit-American-City/dp/0553447432

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

BOOK : PURITY

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0374239215?pc_redir=T1