THE TICKING TIME BOMB FOR SUBURBAN RETAIL

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/03/a-ticking-time-bomb-for-suburban-retail/554882/

THE LINK BETWEEN POVERTY AND PRISON

https://qz.com/1233966/new-data-clearly-illustrate-the-poverty-to-prison-pipeline/

HOW TO BE BETTER AT UNCERTAINTY

https://www.thecut.com/2018/03/how-to-be-better-at-uncertainty.html

BUSY STREETS VERSUS BROKEN WINDOWS

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/03/want-to-fight-crime-plant-some-flowers-with-your-neighbor/556271/

BOOK: OLIVE KITTERIDGE

Strout, Elizabeth

DO SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS WORK?

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/12/subsidized-employment-two-randomized-us.html?m=1

NATURAL GAS SURPASSES COAL

https://ritholtz.com/2018/12/nat-gas-surpasses-coal/

SUBSTANDARD MILITARY HOUSING

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-developer-special-report/special-report-as-their-landlord-profits-soldiers-battle-unsafe-army-homes-idUSKCN1OQ0VO?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

LIFELINE PHONE SERVICE

https://slate.com/technology/2018/12/fcc-lifeline-reform-proposal.html

RETAIL LIMPS

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/2018-retail-apocalypse-online-shopping-charts-maps/579112/

GUN VIOLENCE MAP

https://www.thetrace.org/features/gun-violence-interactive-shootings-map/

CONFLICT BETWEEN SURFACE AND MINERAL RIGHTS OWNERS IN WEST VIRGINIA

https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/wva

NETWORKS AND SUCCESS

http://behavioralscientist.org/the-2-million-urinal-why-hard-work-doesnt-cut-it/

IS THE UNIVERSE KIND OR HOSTILE?

https://ofdollarsanddata.com/kind-or-hostile/

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION STATISTICS

https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/illegal-immigration-statistics/

NO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/25/us-illegal-border-crossings-analysis-trump-migrants

CALIFORNIA MIGRATION

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-census-migration-20181221-story.html

BOOK: HOUSE TREE PERSON

McPherson. Catriona

BOOK: WHEN THE ENGLISH FALL

Williams. David

BOOK: MANHATTAN BEACH

Egan, Jennifer

BOOK: WARLIGHT

Ondaajte, Michael

BOOK: HOMEGOING

Gyasi,  Yaa

BATS AND VIRUSES

https://www.biographic.com/posts/sto/the-reservoir?src=longreads

FRAUDULENT TACTICS ON AMAZON MARKETPLACE

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/12/fraudulent_tact.html

THE USED CLOTHING TRADE WITH MEXICO

https://www.vox.com/2018/3/13/17082288/used-clothing-mexico-goodwill

WHY WILLPOWER IS OVERRATED

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/15/16863374/willpower-overrated-self-control-psychology

A CAP AND TRADE SYSTEM FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/12/cap-and-trade-solve-low-income-housing-mount-laurel-doctrine/578335/

HOW TO FIX THE SIDEWALK PROBLEM

https://www.curbed.com/2018/2/7/16980682/city-sidewalk-repair-future-walking-neighborhood

RENOVATING VACANT HOUSING IN LOUISVILLE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/22/a-vision-for-vacant-properties

TURNOVER AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2018/12/affordable-housing-rent-regulation-turnover/578227/

THE SPACING EFFECT

https://fs.blog/2018/12/spacing-effect/

CAN RV SALES PREDICT RECESSIONS?

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2018/12/recreational-vehicle-sales-as-recession-indicator

SEAGRASS CARBON SINK

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/16/676913451/deep-seagrass-bed-could-stall-climate-change-if-climate-change-doesnt-kill-it-fi

TRANSIT DEATH SPIRALS

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2018/11/18/fare-hikes-and-service-cuts-and-death-spirals-oh-my/

THE FORGETTING CURVE

https://qz.com/1213768/the-forgetting-curve-explains-why-humans-struggle-to-memorize/

BOOK: SACRED HUNGER

Unsworth,  Barry

WHY SOME PEOPLE SEARCH FOR THE BEST

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/12/12/18112538/best-search-choices-psychology-barry-schwartz

THE FUTILITY OF WIDENING HIGHWAYS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/21/the-futility-of-widening-round-2

PEDESTRIAN DEATHS

https://www.npr.org/2018/03/01/590022679/why-pedestrian-deaths-are-at-a-33-year-high-and-how-to-prevent-them

RICE FARMERS GROW BUGS FOR SALMON

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/03/07/590329976/a-floating-fillet-rice-farmers-hunt-bugs-to-replenish-california-s-salmon

GETTING OVER THE HORROR OF THE SAME OLD THING

https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/getting-over-the-horror-of-the-same-old-thing/

KNOWLEDGE, IGNORANCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/opinion/skepticism-philosophy-climate-change.html

HOW TO BUILD A PARKING GARAGE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/11/26/heres-how-to-build-a-parking-ramp

SAN FRANCISCO TO ELIMINATE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT

https://qz.com/1477660/san-francisco-prepares-to-be-the-first-major-city-to-nix-parking-requirements/

PERMITTING APARTMENTS IN SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS

https://slate.com/business/2018/12/oregon-is-looking-at-ending-single-family-zoning.html

DID UBER STEAL GOOGLE'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal-googles-intellectual-property/amp

CRYPTOCURRENCY BOOM AND BUST

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-prophets-of-cryptocurrency-survey-the-boom-and-bust/amp

RAISED BY YOUTUBE

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/11/raised-by-youtube/570838/

TEXAS AND H-E-B

https://www.eater.com/2018/12/11/18133776/heb-texas-origin-cult-following

RENT THE RUNWAY

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/rent-the-runway-wants-to-lend-you-your-look

THE SINCLAIR CONSERVATIVE MEDIA EMPIRE

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/the-growth-of-sinclairs-conservative-media-empire

WHY POLITICAL MODERATES ARE DISAPPEARING

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/the-demise-of-the-moderate-republican

HOW EXTREME WEATHER IS SHRINKING THE PLANET

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/26/how-extreme-weather-is-shrinking-the-planet

THE DEMOCRATS WHITE PEOPLE PROBLEM

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-democrats-white-people-problem/573901/

THE BENEFITS OF A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/attention-please/573904/

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN DICK'S STOPPED SELLING ASSAULT RIFLES

https://www.outsideonline.com/2372881/dicks-sporting-goods-gun-sales

THE REAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN RAGE

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/charles-duhigg-american-anger/576424/

THE RISING TIDE OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

https://longreads.com/2018/11/28/the-rising-tide-of-wrongful-convictions/

THE REALITIES OF KIDNEY FAILURE

https://longreads.com/2018/11/28/the-organ-transplant-story-you-dont-hear/

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME- LONG TERM TREND

https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2018/12/telescoping-median-household-income.html

HOW MEDICAL SCHOOLS WORK

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/76553

SLEEP, ANGER AND ANXIETY

https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/sleep-deprivation-makes-your-anxiety-peak.html

IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSIT IN SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/11/1/putting-our-towns-on-the-path-toward-good-public-transit

PROVING TREATMENT EFFICACY FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

https://longreads.com/2016/09/14/stat/

RANKING US TRANSIT SYSTEMS

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/11/best-transit-american-cities-bus-rail-subway-service/576739/

SLEEP, ANGER AND ANXIETY

https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/sleep-deprivation-makes-your-anxiety-peak.html

AMERICA'S BROKEN GUN REGISTRATION SYSTEM

https://www.gq.com/story/inside-federal-bureau-of-way-too-many-guns

HOW MEDICAL SCHOOLS WORK

https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/revolutionandrevelation/76553

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR BUS DRIVER

https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2018/11/how-to-be-bus-driver-san-francisco-muni-transit-safety/577042/

WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING WITH RETAIL?

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/new-york-city-shows-future-american-retail/577114/

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME- LONG TERM TREND

https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2018/12/telescoping-median-household-income.html

WHY DOCTORS HATE THEIR COMPUTERS

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/11/12/why-doctors-hate-their-computers

KARST AND FOREST'S

https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-cavernous-world-under-the-woods/

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL AMERICANS LIVE IN CHILD CARE DESERTS

https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/12/child-care-deserts-new-cap-report.html

BLIND TO LUCK

https://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2018/12/blind-to-luck.html

BOOK: THE FIFTH RISK

Lewis, Michael

WHY ALL NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS LOOK THE SAME

https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/4/18125536/real-estate-modern-apartment-architecture

SHOULD DECIDING NOT TO SHOOT BE GROUNDS FOR FIRING A POLICE OFFICER?

https://features.propublica.org/weirton/police-shooting-lethal-force-cop-fired-west-virginia/

WHY ALL NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS LOOK THE SAME

https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/4/18125536/real-estate-modern-apartment-architecture

BOOK: HUMBLE INQUIRY

Schein, Edgar

FIXING CONGRESS

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/12/john-dingell-how-restore-faith-government/577222/

A SIMPLE FIX FOR NONREPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

https://boingboing.net/2018/12/03/a-seemingly-ingenious-simple.html

BOOK: REDEPLOYMENT

Klay, Phil

HOW TO CREATE SAFER PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS

https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/11/affordable-public-housing-design-crime-safety-research/577009/

WHAT FILTERING CAN AND CAN'T DO

http://cityobservatory.org/what-filtering-can-and-cant-do/

INSECT EXTINCTION

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/insect-apocalypse.html

BOOK: SONG OF THE LARK

Cather,  Willa

SUCCESSFUL EASTERN OREGON NEWSPAPER

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/26/670058419/digging-deep-into-local-news-a-small-newspaper-in-rural-oregon-is-thriving

DESIGNING HOUSES SO THEY DON'T BURN IN WILDFIRES

https://slate.com/business/2018/11/california-houses-rebuild-camp-fire-design.html

CAUSE OF THE GREAT RECESSION

https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2018/11/kotlikoff-on-big-con.html

THE MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslach_Burnout_Inventory

THE MUTUAL AID ECONOMY

https://longreads.com/2018/11/20/a-stimulus-plan-for-the-mutual-aid-economy/

BOOK: OH PIONEERS!

Cather, Willa

BREAKING UP THE UNITED STATES

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/maybe-its-time-for-america-to-split-up.html

PREVENTING SUICIDES

https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/how-to-help-someone-who-is-suicidal

PROTECTING TOWNS FROM WILDFIRES

https://mashable.com/article/wildfire-california-montecito-resistance/

TECH MEN MAKING BREAD

https://www.eater.com/2018/11/19/18099127/bread-silicon-valley-sourdough-tech-bros-tartine-chad-robertson

BATTLE VEST

https://www.barrelhousemag.com/onlinelit/2018/11/17/battle-vest-by-berry-grass

WHY NO ONE ANSWERS THE PHONE ANYMORE

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/ring-ring-ring-ring/561545/

DELAY IN COMMUNICATION

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/11/life-getting-faster-farman-delayed-response/576181/

MANAGING AMERICAN DECLINE

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/how-bad-americas-decline-relative-china/576319/

THE NEWS MEDIA AS ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/11/trump-media-criticism-enemy-of-the-people-charge/

THE DECLINE OF CHARITY WALKATHONS

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/11/charity-walkathons-are-suffering-heres-why/576097/

BOOK: TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN

Green, John

THE POLITICS OF INFLATION

https://www.weeklystandard.com/irwin-m-stelzer/trump-the-house-democrats-and-the-politics-of-inflation

USING NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO FILL THE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE

https://www.realclearhealth.com/articles/2018/11/01/a_solution_for_americas_primary_care_shortage_110837.html

BOOK: LEAVING TIME

Picoult, Jodi

THE COSTS OF TOO MUCH PARKING

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/11/20/the-many-costs-of-too-much-parking

CATASTROPHE BONDS

https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2018/405

HOW TO CHANGE SOMEONE'S MIND

https://ritholtz.com/2018/11/how-to-change-someones-mind/

HOW TO DISAGREE PRODUCTIVELY

https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_dhar_how_to_disagree_productively_and_find_common_ground

DENVER FUNDS LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/treatment-centers-addiction-mental-health-caring-4-denver/576202/

536 WAS THE WORST YEAR EVER

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/11/why-536-was-worst-year-be-alive

MERCHANT CASH ADVANCES

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-confessions-of-judgment/

AMERICANS AREN'T MOVING TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/11/19/americans-arent-moving-to-economic-opportunity/

TAKE THE HIGH ROAD

https://fs.blog/2018/11/high-road/

WHY INFINITE ECONOMIC GROWTH IS POSSIBLE

https://medium.com/@oliverwaters_76079/the-strange-necessity-of-infinite-economic-growth-ebc2e505cdf1

READING FICTION MAKES YOU NICER

https://www.thecut.com/2018/11/reading-fiction-makes-you-a-little-nicer.html

GRAIN OVERSUPPLY

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-grains-idUSKCN1NQ0GA

WHAT COULD YOU BUY WITH ALL THE WEALTH IN THE WORLD?

https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/03/combined-wealth-world.html

Co-Living in a Mall

https://www.curbed.com/2018/11/20/18100251/vivahouse-london-prefab-coliving-housing

WHY CALIFORNIA HAS MORE WILDFIRES THAN FINLAND

https://lifehacker.com/why-california-has-more-wildfires-than-finland-1830546028

WHY YOU NEED WINTER TIRES

https://jalopnik.com/heres-proof-that-computers-and-all-wheel-drive-are-no-m-1830536284

THE POWER OF STORYTELLING IN BUSINESS

https://hbr.org/2014/10/why-your-brain-loves-good-storytelling

INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY

https://hbr.org/2018/11/a-new-way-to-become-more-open-minded

THE ETHICS OF ROAD DESIGN

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/11/20/how-many-deaths-does-it-take-to-question-standard-practice

BOOK: 4 3 2 1

Auster, Paul

HOUSING CAN'T BE BOTH A GOOD INVESTMENT AND AFFORDABLE

http://cityobservatory.org/housing-cant-be-affordable_and_be-a-good-investment/

DETECTING TERRORISTS AND THE BASE RATE FALLACY

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8153539.stm

WORST CASE THINKING

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/11/worst-case_thin_1.html

THE CASE FOR FOURPLEXES

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/29/fourplexes-everywhere-bold-reform-proposed-in-minneapolis

WHAT THE CRAFT BREWING BOOM CAN TEACH OTHER INDUSTRIES 2

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/26/what-the-craft-brewing-boom-can-teach-other-local-industries-part-2

WHAT THE CRAFT BREWING BOOM CAN TEACH OTHER INDUSTRIES

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/3/26/what-the-craft-brewing-boom-can-teach-other-industries-part-1

THE ADVANTAGE OF DISCOMFORT

https://kc-roi.com/blog/the-unfair-advantage-of-discomfort

DEPLOYMENT IN IRAQ

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2018/11/11/deployment-iraq-changed-my-view-god-country-and-humankind-so-did-coming

PLANNED BURNS TO LIMIT WILDFIRES

https://www.kqed.org/science/1927354/controlled-burns-can-help-solve-californias-fire-problem-so-why-arent-there-more-of-them

BOOK: HISTORY OF WOLVES

Fridlund, Emily

BIG BOX STORES FIGHT PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/property-tax-dark-store-theory-retail-apocalypse-walmart/574123/

BIG BOX STORES FIGHT PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/property-tax-dark-store-theory-retail-apocalypse-walmart/574123/

WHY WILDFIRES CAN'T BE CONTROLLED

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/california-wildfire-why-humans-cant-control-them/575740/

YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T LIKE CARS SO MUCH

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-biz-young-adults-cars-attitudes-20181106-story.html

STAGNANT CHICAGO

https://www.urbanophile.com/2018/04/02/sprawl-without-growth-chicago-edition/

GIVING GOOD FEEDBACK

https://qz.com/work/1238966/how-to-give-feedback-more-effectively/

YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T LIKE CARS SO MUCH

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-biz-young-adults-cars-attitudes-20181106-story.html

UNACCEPTABLE COMMUNITY BEHAVIOR

https://blog.codinghorror.com/what-if-we-could-weaponize-empathy/

A COMMUNITY OF FORMERLY HOMELESS IN AUSTIN

https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/11/community-first-village-homeless-tiny-homes-austin-texas/575611/

MINORITY VETERANS DISPROPORTIONATELY HOMELESS

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/veterans-housing-unaffordable-young-opioid-homeowner/575635/

BOOK: PLASTIC, A TOXIC LOVE STORY

Freinkel, Susan

DEFENSIVE DECISION MAKING

https://fs.blog/2018/11/defensive-decision-making/

AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AMSTERDAM

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/11/amsterdam-housing-displacement-zeedijk-drugs/574303/

BOOK: AUTUMN

Smith,  Ali

FOCUS ON WHAT'S GOING TO STAY THE SAME

https://fs.blog/2018/11/staying-the-same/

ROBERT CIALDINI: INFLUENCE AND PERSUASION

https://ritholtz.com/2018/11/transcript-robert-cialdini/

BOOK: WE ARE ALL COMPLETELY BESIDE OURSELVES

Fowler,  Karen Joy

WHY AMAZON CHOSE NY AND DC 2

https://www.urbanophile.com/2018/11/06/superstar-effect-wins-again-as-amazon-chooses-new-york-washington-for-hq2-3/

WHY AMAZON CHOSE NY AND DC

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/11/06/amazons-real-estate-team-did-its-homework/

BOOK: LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE

Ng, Celeste

EXAMPLE OF A MISSING MIDDLE DEVELOPMENT

https://opticosdesign.com/blog/shaking-up-the-21st-century-multifamily-market-with-missing-middle-neighborhoods/

MISSING MIDDLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

https://opticosdesign.com/blog/the-missing-middle-affordable-housing-solution/

MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING

http://missingmiddlehousing.com/

THE CASE FOR SMALL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/11/6/theres-a-missing-middle-for-commercial-spaces-too

PFAS IN DRINKING WATER

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-3M-groundwater-pollution-problem/

THE OCEANS ARE HEATING UP FASTER THAN EXPECTED

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-oceans-are-heating-up-faster-than-expected/

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST AND INEQUALITY

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-trust-trap-perpetuates-inequality/

BOOK: SMALL GREAT THINGS

Picoult,  Jodi

WHY YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T VOTE

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/11/voter-registration-young-people-apathy.html

VOTER SUPPRESSION IN TEXAS

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/somethings-happening-in-texas/574873/

THE PROBLEM WITH BEING PERFECT

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/11/how-perfectionism-can-be-destructive/574837/

UNDER OCCUPANCY IN NEW YORK PUBLIC HOUSING

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/12/the-hidden-rooms-within-new-yorks-public-housing/548198/

LIVABILITY VERSUS AFFORDABILITY

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/18/558625656/choosing-between-squalor-or-the-street-housing-without-government-aid

HOW NEIGHBORHOODS INFLUENCE CHILDRENS' LIVES

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/upshot/maps-neighborhoods-shape-child-poverty.html

USING AI FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

http://commercialobserver.com/2018/10/how-brookfield-is-building-manhattan-west-using-ai/

THE HARM REDUCTION MODEL OF DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT

https://www.ted.com/talks/mark_tyndall_the_harm_reduction_model_of_drug_addiction_treatment

HOW BALTIMORE CALLED A CEASEFIRE

https://www.ted.com/talks/erricka_bridgeford_we_have_the_power_to_stop_violence_in_our_communities

WORKING FOR USPS

https://medium.com/s/powertrip/confessions-of-a-u-s-postal-worker-we-deliver-amazon-packages-until-we-drop-dead-a6e96f125126

AMERICA'S NEWS DESERTS

https://ritholtz.com/2018/11/americas-news-deserts/

REVISITING EDGE CITY

https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/04/return-to-edge-city/552362/

WHY EYEWITNESSES GET IT WRONG

https://www.ted.com/talks/scott_fraser_the_problem_with_eyewitness_testimony?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

HOW RELIABLE IS YOUR MEMORY?

https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_the_fiction_of_memory?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

HOW TO REPORT HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION

https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_shaw_a_memory_scientist_s_advice_on_reporting_harassment_and_discrimination

OTHER FACTORS AFFECTING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/4/10/4-factors-that-can-make-affordable-housing-not-so-affordable

BARRIERS TO REDUCING HEROIN OVERDOSES

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/04/how-france-reduced-heroin-overdoses-by-79-in-four-years/558023/

LEARNING CURVES AND CAREERS

https://hbr.org/2018/04/how-to-lose-your-best-employees

CONNECTICUT PROPERTY TAX DEATH SPIRAL

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/04/connecticut-cities-face-a-property-tax-death-spiral/558101/

THE UPSIDE OF ENVY

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/opinion/upside-envy.html

A GUIDE TO SMALL AREA FAIR MARKET RENTS

https://www.cbpp.org/research/housing/a-guide-to-small-area-fair-market-rents-safmrs

THE PAIN OF OSTRACISM

https://www.thecut.com/2018/04/book-excerpt-selfie-by-will-storr.html

CENTRAL AMERICAN REFUGEES

https://www.vqronline.org/reporting-articles/2018/03/rosis-choice

DEPOPULATION IN RURAL KANSAS

https://newfoodeconomy.org/rural-kansas-depopulation-commodity-agriculture/

WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON WITH NORTH KOREA

https://qz.com/1437120/deflating-trumps-maximum-pressure-boast-on-north-korea/

WHY THE US BIRTH RATE IS FALLING

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/17/612082647/why-the-u-s-birth-rate-is-at-its-lowest-in-30-years

NEWARK CAMERA SURVEILLANCE TAKES BLOCK WATCH TO A NEW LEVEL

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/26/614387170/newark-police-camera-system-relies-on-residents-stirring-privacy-concerns

THE RISE OF KINLESSNESS

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/10/kinlessness.html?m=1

BOOK: HOW TO KILL A CITY

Moskowitz,  Peter

THE COMING NATIONAL ID SYSTEMS

https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/new-national-id-systems

DUTCH AND DANISH RETIREMENT PLANS

https://qz.com/1436159/the-secret-to-a-happy-retirement/

BUSES ARE BEST

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/bus-best-public-transit-cities/574399/

SEATTLE'S MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE HAS BENEFITTED LOW WAGE WORKERS

https://ritholtz.com/2018/10/seattle-studys-shocking-conclusion-minimum-wage-increases-benefits-workers/

UNDERSTANDING HAPPINESS

https://www.thecut.com/2018/05/how-to-be-happy.html

WHAT'S WRONG WITH METRICS

https://aeon.co/ideas/against-metrics-how-measuring-performance-by-numbers-backfires

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ILLINOIS

https://www.weeklystandard.com/andrew-ferguson/illinois-is-a-mess-heres-why

TRADE WORKER SHORTAGE

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/04/25/605092520/high-paying-trade-jobs-sit-empty-while-high-school-grads-line-up-for-university

HOW TO RESPOND TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER

https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2017/07/14/everything-you-think-you-know-about-an-active-shooter-situation-is-wrong/

WE'RE ALL PROJECT MANAGERS NOW

https://qz.com/work/1443954/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-is-raising-an-important-question-about-job-titles/

REWARDING WORK FOR THOSE LEFT BEHIND

https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/10/19/rewarding-work-for-those-left-behind/

WHY ENTITLEMENTS WON'T BE REFORMED

https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2018/10/24/the_necessity_and_impossibility_of_entitlement_reform_110876.html

THE TUNNEL ANALOGY FOR EXPLAINING TOLERANCE OF INEQUALITY

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/10/remembering-alfred-hirschmans-tunnel.html

WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO STABILIZE THE DEFICIT

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/national-debt-solutions-will-be-painful/

THE SHORT GAME VERSUS THE LONG GAME

https://fs.blog/2018/10/long-game/

GENTRIFICATION IN WEST OAKLAND

https://modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-guardians-of-ghost-town?src=longreads

PLASTIC POLLUTION

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/06/plastic-planet-waste-pollution-trash-crisis/

RURAL AMERICANS ARE THE BIGGEST USERS OF SNAP

http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/rural-americans-are-now-largest-slice-federal-food-aid-recipients

FEDERAL JOB GUARANTEE

https://longreads.com/2018/05/22/why-we-need-a-federal-jobs-guarantee/

WATER GRABS IN CALIFORNIA

https://californiawaterblog.com/2018/08/26/water-grabs-of-california-explained-simply/

AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN RURAL AREAS

http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/help-wanted-signs-dot-rural-areas-catch-housing-hard-come

SMALL TOWNS SHRINKING SMART

http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/rural-towns-lose-population-they-can-learn-shrink-smart

REVERSING BRAIN DRAIN IN SMALL TOWNS

http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/how-some-small-towns-are-achieving-brain-gain

LIVESTOCK INSTEAD OF FERTILIZER ON ORGANIC FARMS

http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/little-livestock-could-go-long-way-organic-farm

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF COVER CROPS

http://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/study-cover-crops-reap-financial-benefits-not-just-environmental

CAR INSURANCE TELEMATICS

https://bankunderground.co.uk/2018/10/23/car-insurance-telematics-why-the-black-box-should-become-more-transparent/

CALIFORNIA VERSUS KANSAS

https://ritholtz.com/2018/10/take-california/

POLICE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DETECT WRITTEN LIES

https://qz.com/1441034/using-artificial-intelligence-to-detect-written-lies/

COASTAL PACIFIC OXYGEN DEAD ZONES

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/28/658953894/coastal-pacific-oxygen-levels-now-plummet-once-a-year

THE LOS ANGELES RIVER

https://placesjournal.org/article/willful-waters-los-angeles-river/

WHERE HOUSE PRICE TO INCOME RATIOS ARE MOST OUT OF WHACK

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/05/where-the-house-price-to-income-ratio-is-most-out-of-whack/561404/

INDUCTIVE VERSUS DEDUCTIVE REASONING

https://fs.blog/2018/05/deductive-inductive-reasoning/

WHY ARE PEOPLE SO UNPRODUCTIVE IN SHORT WINDOWS OF TIME?

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/people-are-bad-at-being-productive-in-a-limited-time/562745/

VISUALIZATIONS FOR FOCUS

https://greatist.com/live/visualization-meditations-to-help-focus

CONSTRUEL LEVEL THEORY

https://hbr.org/2018/10/the-most-powerful-lesson-my-cancer-taught-me-about-life-and-work

OUR BROKEN TRUST IN PUBLIC PLACES

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/opinion/fear-mistrust-in-public-space.html

THE DEATH OF NEW YORK CITY

https://harpers.org/archive/2018/07/the-death-of-new-york-city-gentrification/

THE SHRINKING DENVER POST

https://www.5280.com/2016/09/how-massive-cuts-have-remade-the-denver-post/

WHAT YOU READ MATTERS

https://qz.com/714987/what-you-read-matters-more-than-you-might-think/

RELOCATION DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

https://orionmagazine.org/article/higher-ground/

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS ANIMALS

https://jezebel.com/a-theory-of-animals-1826736994

TAXING THE RICH

https://longreads.com/2018/10/22/tax-the-rich/

HISTORY OF THE PLASTIC STRAW

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/disposable-america/563204/

EX-PRISONERS BETTER OF WITHOUT INTENSIVE SUPERVISION

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/07/02/study-after-study-shows-ex-prisoners-would-be-better-off-without-intense-supervision/

BENEFITS OF DENSITY

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/5/29/what-a-steakhouse-can-teach-us-about-walkable-neighborhoods

WHAT'S WRONG WITH CURRENT ACTION FILMS

https://www.businessinsider.com/jason-bourne-ruined-action-movies-hollywood-film-cinema-2018-4

WHY THINGS HURT

http://www.newmarksdoor.com/mainblog/2018/08/why-things-hurt.html

LUCK IS A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

https://qz.com/1360304/science-shows-that-luck-is-a-self-fulfilling-prophecy/

SUPPLY CHAIN COMPLEXITY

https://logicmag.io/04-see-no-evil/

25% OF A GROUP CAN CHANGE EVERYONE'S BEHAVIOR

https://lifehacker.com/25-of-a-group-can-change-everyones-behavior-1828589265

THREE TYPES OF FAILURE

https://qz.com/work/1367872/failure-comes-in-three-types-learning-the-difference-helps-boost-confidence/

BOOK: GUT

Enders, Giulia

BOOK: EXTREME PRODUCTIVITY

Pozen, Robert

WORKING FOR THE USPS

https://themorningnews.org/article/blues-on-wheels

BOOK: WHEN BREATHE BECOMES AIR

Kalanithi, Paul

THE POWER OF IGNORANCE

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/19/business/mark-hoplamazian-of-hyatt-hotels-on-airbnb-and-why-stupid-questions-are-smart.html

BUILDING AN URBAN COMMUNITY IN DURHAM

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/10/searching-soul-community/572986/

THE DUTCH CAN'T SAVE AMERICA FROM FLOODING

https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2018/10/the-dutch-cant-save-us-from-rising-seas/573079/

DOES MOLD MAKE PEOPLE SICK?

https://www.topic.com/mold-eats-world

ADAPTING CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

https://grist.org/article/whatll-we-eat-in-2050-california-farmers-are-placing-bets/

HOW AMERICA FAILS AT COMMUNICATING FLOOD RISK

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/10/how-america-fails-communicating-flood-risks/572620/

AMERICA IS NOT AS POLARIZED AS YOU THINK

https://www.hoover.org/research/are-we-verge-civil-war-some-words-reassurance

DEFINE YOUR FEARS

https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_why_you_should_define_your_fears_instead_of_your_goals?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

IMPROVING YOUR LUCK

https://www.ted.com/talks/tina_seelig_the_little_risks_you_can_take_to_increase_your_luck

CITY ANNEXATIONS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/6/11/when-is-it-okay-to-annex-property

DESIGNING YOUR WORLD

https://www.ted.com/talks/david_korins_a_revelation_of_space

INTERGENERATIONAL WORKERS

https://www.ted.com/talks/chip_conley_what_baby_boomers_can_learn_from_millennials_at_work_and_vice_versa

BOOK: IRRESISTIBLE - THE RISE OF ADDICTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Alter, Adam

COMPOSTING HUMAN WASTE

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/human-faeces-poo-as-fertiliser

CAN YOU TEACH A JERK TO BE A NICE PERSON?

https://qz.com/work/1392782/can-adults-learn-empathy-linus-torvalds-of-linux-wants-to-try/

AN ONCOLOGIST EXPLAINS HOW TO DELIVER BAD NEWS

https://qz.com/work/1336129/how-to-deliver-bad-news/

THE DECISION MATRIX - DELEGATION

https://fs.blog/2018/09/decision-matrix/

THE MINES OF SAN FRANCISCO

https://www.urbanophile.com/2018/09/25/the-mines-of-san-francisco/

DRIVERS OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/10/04/if-real-wages-arent-rising-how-is-household-income-going-up/

RETAIL SALES TAX ISSUES

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-emergence-and-erosion-of-retail.html?m=1

HEALTH CARE COMPETITION

https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2018/09/supply-side-health-care.html

WHY WE CHOKE UNDER PRESSURE AND HOW TO AVOID IT

https://www.ted.com/talks/sian_leah_beilock_why_we_choke_under_pressure_and_how_to_avoid_it

DEBATING THE FAR RIGHT

https://longreads.com/2018/09/18/no-i-will-not-debate-you/

CIVIL FORFEITURE REFORM IN PHILADELPHIA

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/09/policing-for-profit-in-philadelphia-finally-comes-to-an-end/570622/

PRIVATE EQUITY AND WATER SYSTEMS

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/24/business/dealbook/private-equity-water.html

CAN YOU TEACH A JERK TO BE A NICE PERSON?

https://qz.com/work/1392782/can-adults-learn-empathy-linus-torvalds-of-linux-wants-to-try/

MORE PETS THAN PEOPLE

http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2018/08/pets-outnumber-people-in-us.html?m=1

WHY HOSPITALS ARE GETTING INTO HOUSING

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/19/639415302/why-hospitals-are-getting-into-the-real-estate-business

PLASTIC BAGS

https://www.topic.com/american-beauties

WATER IN ST. GEORGE UTAH

https://www.outsideonline.com/2333236/utah-pipeline-water-shortage-st-george

FIGHTING EVICTIONS

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/08/is-this-a-better-way-to-battle-evictions/567086/

AMERICANS HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/08/online-shopping-and-accumulation-of-junk/567985/

REDEVELOPING SUBURBIA

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/8/17/the-catch-22-of-retrofitting-the-suburbs

THE CHICKEN INDUSTRY

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/09/whose-farm-is-this-anyway/569227/

THE END OF HYPOCRISY

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/09/the-coming-hypocralypse.html

COMMERCIAL VACANCIES

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/8/30/why-is-that-house-or-storefrontvacant

WHY ARE LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS MORE OFTEN ON THE EAST SIDE OF CITIES?

https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_deberry_why_the_wrong_side_of_the_tracks_is_usually_the_east_side_of_cities

AIR CONDITIONING ENERGY USE

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/08/air-conditioning-problem-solution.html?m=1

BUILD MORE HOUSING TO REDUCE DISPLACEMENT

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/08/if-you-want-less-displacement-build-more-housing/568714/

WRITE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU THINK

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/08/i-dont-know-so-well-what-i-think-until.html?m=1

THE OTHER SIDE OF BROKEN WINDOWS

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-other-side-of-broken-windows

MATTRESS FIRM REAL ESTATE SCAM

https://wolfstreet.com/2018/08/06/mattress-firm-considers-bankruptcy-to-get-out-of-its-real-estate-scams/

REENTRY FROM PRISON AND HOMELESSNESS

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/08/the-homelessness-problem-we-dont-talk-about/567481/

THE SCIENCE OF FALLING

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4577834/How-SURVIVE-fall-death.html

ELIMINATE LIMITS ON PROPERTY TAXES

https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/state-limits-on-property-taxes-hamstring-local-services-and-should-be

BE ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE PROBLEM

https://www.thecut.com/2018/07/this-relationship-tip-is-extra-helpful-when-youre-stressed.html

JAPAN'S CLEAN OUT INDUSTRY

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-07-18/japan-s-lonely-death-industry

THE POWER OF GRIDDED STREETS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/7/10/the-power-of-gridded-streets

TALKING ABOUT PROBABILITY

https://qz.com/1327180/heres-a-handy-tool-to-help-you-talk-about-probability/

IMPACT OF TRADE WAR ON PRICES

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/07/12/one-chart-shows-why-trade-war-could-be-real-shocker/

FIXING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/07/time-to-reform-unemployment-insurance.html?m=1

IMPACT OF A FEDERAL JOB GUARANTEE

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/opinion/more-on-a-job-guarantee-wonkish.html

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA ENDANGERS KNOWLEDGE

https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedias-fate-shows-how-the-web-endangers-knowledge/

THE BOOMTOWN THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/20/fastest-growing-city-america-florida-cape-coral-215724

HOW SHOULD CITIES DEAL WITH STREET BEGGING?

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/29/how-should-cities-deal-with-street-begging-homelessness

RECLAIMING VACANT HOUSES

https://www.curbed.com/2016/11/30/13769138/baltimore-vacants-to-value

WHICH FISH AND MEAT OPTIONS ARE THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY COSTLY?

https://inhabitat.com/new-study-explores-which-fish-and-meat-options-are-the-most-environmentally-costly/

END OF LIFE MEDICAL SPENDING

http://news.mit.edu/2018/value-late-life-health-care-spending-medicare-0628

WHY YOUR BRAIN NEVER RUNS OUT OF PROBLEMS TO FIND

http://theconversation.com/why-your-brain-never-runs-out-of-problems-to-find-98990

WHICH FISH AND MEAT OPTIONS ARE THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY COSTLY?

https://inhabitat.com/new-study-explores-which-fish-and-meat-options-are-the-most-environmentally-costly/

RECLAIMING VACANT HOUSES

https://www.curbed.com/2016/11/30/13769138/baltimore-vacants-to-value

HOW SHOULD CITIES DEAL WITH STREET BEGGING?

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/29/how-should-cities-deal-with-street-begging-homelessness

THE BOOMTOWN THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/20/fastest-growing-city-america-florida-cape-coral-215724

HOW SOCIAL MEDIA ENDANGERS KNOWLEDGE

https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedias-fate-shows-how-the-web-endangers-knowledge/

MONEY LAUNDERING IN REAL ESTATE

http://amp.slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/money-laundering-what-it-is-and-what-it-looks-like-according-to-a-former-prosecutor.html

WHAT HOUSING VOUCHERS CAN AND CAN'T DO

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/4/26/what-housing-vouchers-can-and-cant-do

CAR OWNERSHIP ESSENTIAL IN SUBURBS

https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/03/the-suburbs-were-built-for-cars-todays-suburban-incomes-were-not.html

WHY INFLATION IS LOW

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/05/why-is-inflation-stuck-so-low.html?m=1

WHY INFLATION IS LOW

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/05/why-is-inflation-stuck-so-low.html?m=1

BOOK: THE RULES OF MAGIC

Hoffman, Alice

CAR OWNERSHIP ESSENTIAL IN SUBURBS

https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/03/the-suburbs-were-built-for-cars-todays-suburban-incomes-were-not.html

WHAT HOUSING VOUCHERS CAN AND CAN'T DO

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/4/26/what-housing-vouchers-can-and-cant-do

MONEY LAUNDERING IN REAL ESTATE

http://amp.slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/money-laundering-what-it-is-and-what-it-looks-like-according-to-a-former-prosecutor.html

BOOK: WHEN

Pink, Daniel H

WHO'S LEAVING AMERICAN CITIES

http://amp.slate.com/business/2018/04/you-can-learn-a-lot-about-an-american-city-by-whos-leaving-it.html

WHY BALTIMORE IS LOSING POPULATION

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-baltimore-census-20180330-story.html

WHY BALTIMORE IS LOSING POPULATION

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-baltimore-census-20180330-story.html

WHO'S LEAVING AMERICAN CITIES

http://amp.slate.com/business/2018/04/you-can-learn-a-lot-about-an-american-city-by-whos-leaving-it.html

BOOK: SPINELESS

Gerald, Juli

BOOK: THE WIZARD AND THE PROPHET

Mann. Charles C.

CAN YOU SUE A ROBOCAR?

www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/can-you-sue-a-robocar/556007/?utm_source=feed

THE BENEFITS OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

https://work.qz.com/1220291/your-best-opportunity-to-get-better-at-your-job-is-one-of-the-easiest-to-miss/

THE BENEFITS OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

https://work.qz.com/1220291/your-best-opportunity-to-get-better-at-your-job-is-one-of-the-easiest-to-miss/

THE DECLINE IN INTERBANK LENDING

https://www.moneyandbanking.com/commentary/2018/3/4/bank-financing-the-disappearance-of-interbank-lending

DORM HOUSING FOR PROFESSIONALS IN SAN FRANCISCO

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/04/technology/dorm-living-grown-ups-san-francisco.html

NATURAL WETLAND FILTERS SEWAGE IN INDIA

https://inhabitat.com/natural-wetland-in-india-filters-198-million-gallons-of-wastewater-a-day-with-zero-chemicals/

NATURAL WETLAND FILTERS SEWAGE IN INDIA

https://inhabitat.com/natural-wetland-in-india-filters-198-million-gallons-of-wastewater-a-day-with-zero-chemicals/

PUERTO RICO'S ECONOMIC PROSPECTS

https://www.cfr.org/blog/counting-chickens-long-they-hatch-should-hurricane-maria-be-modeled-positive-growth-shock

A SUCCESSFUL STREET IN ST LOUIS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/28/why-this-streets-success-threatens-the-status-quo

CHESAPEAKE BAY FARMS THREATENED BY RISING SALT LEVELS

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/maryland-salt-farms/554663/

FEMA FLOOD MAPS UNDERESTIMATE RISK

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/03/new-report-says-fema-badly-underestimates-flood-risk/554627/

CHESAPEAKE BAY FARMS THREATENED BY RISING SALT LEVELS

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/maryland-salt-farms/554663/

FEMA FLOOD MAPS UNDERESTIMATE RISK

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/03/new-report-says-fema-badly-underestimates-flood-risk/554627/

BOOK: IF OUR BODIES COULD TALK

Hamblin,  James

BOOK: THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

Mendelson. Wallace

BOOK: THE BROKEN LADDER

Payne, Keith

THE 1994 ASSAULT RIFLE BAN WORKED

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/22/the-real-reason-congress-banned-assault-weapons-in-1994-and-why-it-worked/

THE 1994 ASSAULT RIFLE BAN WORKED

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/22/the-real-reason-congress-banned-assault-weapons-in-1994-and-why-it-worked/

BUILDING YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK

https://www.ted.com/talks/tanya_menon_the_secret_to_great_opportunities_the_person_you_haven_t_met_yet/up-next?rss#t-5489

WALLS AS DEFENSE

https://warontherocks.com/2018/02/wall-wall-fortresses-fail/

OPIOD CRISIS CAUSED BY AVAILABILITY

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/02/the-real-cause-of-the-opioid-crisis/553118/?utm_source=feed

OPIOD CRISIS CAUSED BY AVAILABILITY

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/02/the-real-cause-of-the-opioid-crisis/553118/?utm_source=feed

RETAIL EMPLOYMENT WINNERS AND LOSERS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/06/liquor-home-hobbies-and-cars-an-obsessively-detailed-look-at-sectors-that-are-surviving-the-retail-apocalypse/

WHO ARE THE UNEMPLOYED IN AMERICA

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865685818/Who-is-unemployed-in-America-The-answer-might-surprise-you.html

REDEVELOPING HOUSTON

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/01/what-might-hold-houston-back/549605/?utm_source=feed

SMELT AS INDICATOR OF ESTUARY HEALTH

http://beta.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-smelt-environment-20180105-story.html

CALIFORNIA WINTER RUN CHINOOK SALMON

https://californiawaterblog.com/2018/01/07/new-paths-to-survival-for-endangered-winter-run-chinook-salmon/amp/

YOU DON'T NEED HIGH RISE TOWERS TO ACHIEVE DENSITY

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/1/3/comparing-approaches-to-achieving-density

MASS SHOOTINGS GRAPH

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2018/02/cumulative-mass-shooting-casualties-as-of-2-14-2018

PEDANTRY AND MASTERY IN FOLLOWING RULES

https://uneasymoney.com/2018/02/13/pedantry-and-mastery-in-following-rules/

GUN CONTROL IN ISRAEL

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-dismisses-us-gun-lobbys-inaccurate-claim-about-gun-laws/

PEDANTRY AND MASTERY IN FOLLOWING RULES

https://uneasymoney.com/2018/02/13/pedantry-and-mastery-in-following-rules/

MASS SHOOTINGS GRAPH

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2018/02/cumulative-mass-shooting-casualties-as-of-2-14-2018

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES LOSING JOBS

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/01/16/the-new-economics-of-jobs-is-bad-news-for-working-class-americans-and-maybe-for-trump/amp/

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES LOSING JOBS

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2018/01/16/the-new-economics-of-jobs-is-bad-news-for-working-class-americans-and-maybe-for-trump/amp/

WHY CRIME DECLINED

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-great-crime-decline/amp

AUXILIARY DWELLING UNITS

https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/01/the-granny-flats-are-coming/550388/?utm_source=feed

AUXILIARY DWELLING UNITS

https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/01/the-granny-flats-are-coming/550388/?utm_source=feed

WHY CRIME DECLINED

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/02/12/the-great-crime-decline/amp

ACCEPTING INEQUALITY

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/02/i-salute-you.html

WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHICAGO

http://cornersideyard.blogspot.com/2018/02/chicago-is-american-metropolitan.html?m=1

ACCEPTING INEQUALITY

http://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/02/i-salute-you.html

WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHICAGO

http://cornersideyard.blogspot.com/2018/02/chicago-is-american-metropolitan.html?m=1

WHY WALKABLE STREETS ARE MORE ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/1/16/why-walkable-streets-are-more-economically-productive

WHY WALKABLE STREETS ARE MORE ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/1/16/why-walkable-streets-are-more-economically-productive

RENO

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/2/my-reno-epiphany

SAFE DESIGN OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/2/forgiving-design-vs-the-forgiveness-of-slow-speeds

RENO

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/2/my-reno-epiphany

STREETS ARE BETTER THAN STROADS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/5/the-true-cost-of-a-stroad

STREETS ARE BETTER THAN STROADS

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/2/5/the-true-cost-of-a-stroad

WILDFLOWERS ON VACANT LOTS

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/02/what-should-grow-in-a-vacant-lot/552671/?utm_source=feed

LABOR'S DECLINING SHARE OF INCOME

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/02/behind-declining-labor-share-of-income.html?m=1

THE REALITIES OF CHILD SUPPORT

http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2018/02/facts-about-child-support.html?m=1

OODA FOR FAST DECISION-MAKING

https://www.fs.blog/2018/01/john-boyd-ooda-loop/

SIMILES, ANALOGIES, AND METAPHORS

http://www.lifehack.org/652334/turbocharge-your-speed-of-thought-with-this-technique

PREDICTING RECIDIVISM BY ALGORITHM

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/equivant-compas-algorithm/550646/?utm_source=feed

WILDFLOWERS ON VACANT LOTS

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/02/what-should-grow-in-a-vacant-lot/552671/?utm_source=feed

LABOR'S DECLINING SHARE OF INCOME

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2018/02/behind-declining-labor-share-of-income.html?m=1

THE REALITIES OF CHILD SUPPORT

http://demomemo.blogspot.com/2018/02/facts-about-child-support.html?m=1

OODA FOR FAST DECISION-MAKING

https://www.fs.blog/2018/01/john-boyd-ooda-loop/

SIMILES, ANALOGIES, AND METAPHORS

http://www.lifehack.org/652334/turbocharge-your-speed-of-thought-with-this-technique

PREDICTING RECIDIVISM BY ALGORITHM

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/01/equivant-compas-algorithm/550646/?utm_source=feed

CHALLENGING TIMES FOR AMERICAN FARMERS

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/americas-farmers-are-in-crisis-and-theyre-looking-to-trump-for-relief/amp

DECLINING POPULATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE

https://qz.com/1187819/country-ranking-worlds-fastest-shrinking-countries-are-in-eastern-europe/

CHALLENGING TIMES FOR AMERICAN FARMERS

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/americas-farmers-are-in-crisis-and-theyre-looking-to-trump-for-relief/amp

DECLINING POPULATIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE

https://qz.com/1187819/country-ranking-worlds-fastest-shrinking-countries-are-in-eastern-europe/

GETTING GUNS OUT OF THE WRONG HANDS

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/26/580143957/what-it-takes-to-get-guns-out-of-the-wrong-hands

WHY FOOTBALL RATINGS ARE DOWN

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/02/super-bowl-nfl-ratings-decline/551861/?utm_source=feed

GETTING GUNS OUT OF THE WRONG HANDS

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/26/580143957/what-it-takes-to-get-guns-out-of-the-wrong-hands

WHY FOOTBALL RATINGS ARE DOWN

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/02/super-bowl-nfl-ratings-decline/551861/?utm_source=feed

BOOK: PEREIRA MAINTAINS

Tabucchi, Antonio

BOOK: DISCONTENT AND IT'S CIVILIZATIONS

Hamid, Mohsin

CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/01/craft-beer-industry/550850/?utm_source=feed

BOOK: LINCOLN IN THE BARDO

Saunders,  George

BOOK: EVERYBODY LIES

Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth

MIXED USE BUILDING CHALLENGES

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/1/8/mixed-up-priorities-for-mixed-use-buildings

YOU DON'T NEED HIGH RISE TOWERS TO ACHIEVE DENSITY

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/1/3/comparing-approaches-to-achieving-density

CALIFORNIA WINTER RUN CHINOOK SALMON

https://californiawaterblog.com/2018/01/07/new-paths-to-survival-for-endangered-winter-run-chinook-salmon/amp/

SMELT AS INDICATOR OF ESTUARY HEALTH

http://beta.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-smelt-environment-20180105-story.html

REDEVELOPING HOUSTON

https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/01/what-might-hold-houston-back/549605/?utm_source=feed

MATCHING THE UNEMPLOYED TO JOB OPENINGS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/08/there-are-7-million-unemployed-and-6-2-million-job-openings-whats-the-problem/

WHO ARE THE UNEMPLOYED IN AMERICA

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865685818/Who-is-unemployed-in-America-The-answer-might-surprise-you.html

RETAIL EMPLOYMENT WINNERS AND LOSERS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/06/liquor-home-hobbies-and-cars-an-obsessively-detailed-look-at-sectors-that-are-surviving-the-retail-apocalypse/

AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN TOWNS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/02/americas-forgotten-towns-can-they-be-saved-or-should-people-just-leave/

AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN TOWNS

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2018/01/02/americas-forgotten-towns-can-they-be-saved-or-should-people-just-leave/

BOOK: THE BEST WE COULD DO

Bui, Thi

BOOK: EXIT WEST

Hamid, Mohsin

BOOK: THE LIKE SWITCH

Shafer, Jack