DiAngelo, Robin
Although this blog is mostly a way to help me remember what I've read, you might enjoy the material too.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
DO ULTRAPROCESSED FOODS CAUSE OBESITY?
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-theory-of-obesity/
CHAINED CPI AND THE POVERTY LINE
https://psmag.com/economics/experts-want-to-update-the-poverty-line-but-not-the-way-trump-is-planning-to-do-it
Friday, September 27, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
MUNI BONDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
https://www.barrons.com/articles/muni-bonds-face-climate-change-and-investors-are-ignoring-the-risks-51569010788
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION
https://www.quantamagazine.org/artificial-intelligence-takes-on-earthquake-prediction-20190919/
Monday, September 23, 2019
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Saturday, September 21, 2019
THE DECLINE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAY NOT BE SUCH A BAD THING
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/in-the-fall-of-rome-good-news-for-america/596638/
BOEING'S MANAGEMENT FAILURE
https://newrepublic.com/article/154944/boeing-737-max-investigation-indonesia-lion-air-ethiopian-airlines-managerial-revolution
Friday, September 20, 2019
BIRD POPULATIONS PLUNGE
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-birds/bird-numbers-plunge-in-u-s-and-canada-with-people-to-blame-idUSKBN1W42NA?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Thursday, September 19, 2019
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR
https://www.ted.com/talks/christer_mjaset_4_questions_you_should_always_ask_your_doctor?rss=172BB350-0205
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR
https://www.ted.com/talks/christer_mjaset_4_questions_you_should_always_ask_your_doctor?rss=172BB350-0205
WHY WASHINGTON DC IS NOT A STATE
https://wamu.org/story/19/09/19/d-c-statehood-is-back-on-the-table-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-its-push-to-become-the-51st-state/
PUERTO RICO'S PUSH FOR STATEHOOD
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/11/15782544/puerto-rico-pushes-for-statehood-explained
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
RETAIL STORE CLOSINGS
http://www.businessinsider.com/store-closures-in-2018-will-eclipse-2017-2018-1
MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF OBESITY
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/obesity-climate-change
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
EMPTY ROADS
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/9/10/think-buses-and-trains-are-empty-take-a-look-at-rural-highways
Monday, September 16, 2019
COW BURPS, METHANE, AND SEAWEED
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2019/09/16/cows-burp-methane-seaweed-climate-change/#.XYAu6-lME0M
HOW TO ARGUE WITH AN ASSHOLE
https://cornichaun.tumblr.com/post/185990171607/how-to-argue-like-an-asshole
Sunday, September 15, 2019
THE COMMUTING PRINCIPAL THAT SHAPED URBAN HISTORY
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/08/commute-time-city-size-transportation-urban-planning-history/597055/
TAMPA'S AGING INFRASTRUCTURE WILL COST BILLIONS TO REPLACE
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/8/30/32-billion-to-fix-tampas-aging-pipes-from-where
GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO REDUCE LONG PRISON SENTENCES NEEDED
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/03/why-america-needs-to-break-its-addiction-to-long-prison-sentences-227999
A SHOCKING NUMBER OF AMERICANS JUST WANT TO BURN SOCIETY DOWN
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evjzkn/a-shocking-number-of-americans-want-to-just-let-them-all-burn
COLLEGE AS A PUBLIC GOOD
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/09/college-cost-indebted-zaloom/597181/?utm_source=feed
TEACHING CONTENT INSTEAD OF SKILLS TO IMPROVE READING SKILLS
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/the-radical-case-for-teaching-kids-stuff/592765/
THE WORLD OF INTERNET TROLLS
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_marantz_inside_the_bizarre_world_of_internet_trolls_and_propagandists?rss=172BB350-0205
CHIP AND SHIP WASTE WOOD PRODUCTS
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/08/758324814/chip-and-ship-forest-clearing-may-help-prevent-wildfire-disasters?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
WHY INSURERS WON'T CONTROL SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS OR COSTS
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2019/09/10/why_is_surprise_medical_billing_congress_problem_111270.html
DON'T MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF DISTRESSED PLACES
https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/09/distressed-cities-place-based-policy-jobs-economic-growth/597919/?utm_source=feed
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS UNDER PRESSURE
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/12/759967768/popular-refugee-resettlement-programs-closing-under-trump-administration?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Saturday, September 14, 2019
SPECIOUS ARGUMENTS DEFENDING THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/09/07/the-electoral-college-is-not-what-its-defenders-say-it-is/
LETTING YOUR KIDS TAKE RISKS
https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/09/kid-talk-about-day-parenting-wendy-mogel.html
Friday, September 13, 2019
GUN LICENSING IS EFFECTIVE
https://www.vox.com/2019/9/11/20861019/gun-solution-background-check-licensing
WHY ARE CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, AND NEW YORK SHRINKING?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/americas-three-biggest-metros-shrinking/597544/
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
CHAOS IN THE BORDER COURTS
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-courts-insight/hasty-rollout-of-trump-immigration-policy-has-broken-border-courts-idUSKCN1VV115?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
Sunday, September 8, 2019
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN POLITICAL OPPOSITES TALK
https://www.ted.com/talks/jochen_wegner_what_happened_when_we_paired_up_thousands_of_strangers_to_talk_politics?rss=172BB350-0205
Saturday, September 7, 2019
IMPORTING TEACHERS
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5bga/americas-newest-outsourced-job-public-school-teachers
OUTSOURCING TENANT QUALIFICATION DECISIONS
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb5bm3/trump-wants-to-give-landlords-even-more-power-over-people-with-criminal-records
Friday, September 6, 2019
DO WE REALLY WANT OPEN CARRY GUNS AROUND?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/09/walmart-open-carry-ban-dmitriy-andreychenko.html
SOIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE
https://www.ted.com/talks/asmeret_asefaw_berhe_a_climate_change_solution_that_s_right_under_our_feet?rss=172BB350-0205
Thursday, September 5, 2019
ALASKA'S UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME FUND
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/5/20849020/alaska-permanent-fund-universal-basic-income
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
SELF DEFENSE AS THE BASIS FOR THE 2ND AMENDMENT
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/04/yes-gun-ownership-is-a-god-given-right-228034
WHITE FRAGILITY
https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/09/white-fragility-robin-diangelo-workshop.html
Monday, September 2, 2019
IMMIGRATION HAS MINIMAL IMPACT ON POPULATION AGING
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/07/immigration-cannot-fix-challenges-aging-society/
THE MYTH OF THE RURAL WHITE VOTER
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/09/rural-white-voters-trump/597160/?utm_source=feed
PREVENTING GUN SUICIDES IN RURAL UTAH
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/08/26/744152861/in-rural-utah-preventing-suicide-means-meeting-gun-owners-where-they-are?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
WHY WE GET MAD
https://www.ted.com/talks/ryan_martin_why_we_get_mad_and_why_it_s_healthy?rss=172BB350-0205
CUTTING HEALTH CARE COSTS WITH PRICE DISCLOSURE AND HSAS FOR DEDUCTIBLES
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-us-can-slash-health-care-costs-75-with-2-fundamental-changes-and-without-medicare-for-all-2019-08-15
Sunday, September 1, 2019
THE POLITICAL POWER OF BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_tubbs_the_political_power_of_being_a_good_neighbor?rss=172BB350-0205
THE POWER TO THINK AHEAD
https://www.ted.com/talks/bina_venkataraman_the_power_to_think_ahead_in_a_reckless_age?rss=172BB350-0205
PING PONG AND LIFE
https://www.ted.com/talks/pico_iyer_ping_pong_and_the_riddle_of_victory?rss=172BB350-0205
THE COMMUTING PRINCIPLE THAT SHAPED URBAN HISTORY
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/08/commute-time-city-size-transportation-urban-planning-history/597055/
LOOSE GUN LAWS CORRELATE WITH MASS SHOOTINGS
https://www.wired.com/story/the-looser-a-states-gun-laws-the-more-mass-shootings-it-has/
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