BOOK: GRIT

Angela Duckworth

BOOK: THIS MUSLIM AMERICAN LIFE

DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES OVERVIEW

https://venturebeat-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/venturebeat.com/2017/09/25/study-finds-the-most-prosperous-u-s-cities-are-nearly-all-in-the-west/amp/

NEW YORK'S SUCCESSFUL PRE-K PROGRAM

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-lessons-of-mayor-bill-de-blasios-universal-pre-k-initiative/amp

FLOOD CONTROL IN NASHVILLE

https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2017/09/nashville-keeps-flooding/540366/?utm_source=feed

WHY LABOR'S SHARE OF THE ECONOMY IS FALLING

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-20/why-workers-are-losing-to-capitalists

STOP INVESTING IN NEW INFRASTRUCTURE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/9/17/everything-thats-wrong-with-america-in-two-charts-not

LESSONS LIVING OFF THE GRID

https://longreads.com/2017/08/08/hard-lessons-in-living-off-the-grid/amp/

NEW HOPE FOR COLLEGE TOWNS

http://www.governing.com/gov-institute/funkhouser/gov-college-towns-metrolab.html

CAN A SMALL COLLEGE SAVE IT'S SMALL TOWN?

http://www.governing.com/columns/eco-engines/gov-small-college-town.html

CAN SMALL RUST BELT CITIES SURVIVE?

http://www.urbanophile.com/2017/08/09/can-small-rust-belt-cities-survive/

OVERLOOKED CITIES OF THE RUST BELT

https://www.citylab.com/life/2017/09/the-overlooked-cities-of-the-rust-belt/538479/?utm_source=feed

WHY FEMA FLOOD MAPS DON'T WORK

http://amp.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/09/here_s_why_fema_s_flood_maps_are_so_terrible.html

REFORMING FLOOD INSURANCE

https://theintercept.com/2017/08/30/national-flood-insurance-program-harvey-who-gets-to-rebuild/

OMAHA'S FAILING ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT

https://strongtowns.squarespace.com/journal/2013/3/13/lets-end-entertainment-districts.html

ROCHESTER'S COLLEGE TOWN STRUGGLING

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/8/28/college-town-and-the-money-island

ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS WHERE NO ONE HAS FUN

http://www.salon.com/2012/05/19/urban_entertainment_districts_blocks_where_no_one_has_fun/

CINCINNATI'S BAD STADIUM DEAL

http://www.businessinsider.com/worst-stadium-deal-cincinnati-2011-7

THE PITFALLS OF ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2012/5/8/the-pitfalls-of-entertainment-districts.html

MICROBIOME VARIABILITY

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/a-grand-unified-theory-of-unhealthy-microbiomes/537945/

TEARING DOWN FLOOD PRONE HOMES IN NASHVILLE

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/08/549460214/nashville-s-answer-to-flood-proofing-homes-tear-them-down

THE DOWNSIDE TO VIRTUAL LEARNING

https://www.aeaweb.org/research/virtual-classroom-online-learning-college

BOOK: THE ROPE

Makiya, Kanan

THINKING VERSUS GOING WITH YOUR GUT

https://www.thecut.com/article/a-thinking-persons-guide-to-going-with-your-gut.html

TRAFFIC AND HURRICANE EVACUATION

https://qz.com/1073562/hurricane-irma-evacuations-are-not-doomed-to-create-traffic-jams-if-done-right/

LIVING IN THE PRESENT

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/opinion/the-problem-of-living-in-the-present.html?referer=

HOW TO READ A HURRICANE MAP

https://qz.com/1073503/hurricane-irma-many-floridians-are-now-in-danger-because-they-didnt-know-how-to-read-a-hurricane-map/

ENDING PANHANDLING AND HOMELESSNESS IN ALBUQUERQUE

https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_j_berry_a_practical_way_to_help_the_homeless_find_work_and_safety/up-next

STARVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN ARIZONA

https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/class-dismissed/?single=1

DIVERGING DIAMOND INTERCHANGES

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2017/08/the-diverging-diamond-interchange-is-coming-to-a-road-near-you/537222/?utm_source=feed

RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL

https://www.pon.harvard.edu/daily/business-negotiations/right-first-refusal-potentially-win-win-negotiation-tool/

THE NEXT HOUSTON

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/whats-the-next-houston/538200/?utm_source=feed

WORKER OWNED COMPANIES

https://www.ted.com/talks/niki_okuk_when_workers_own_companies_the_economy_is_more_resilient/up-next