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This is your brain on architecture

How the brain’s desire for space, survival, and pleasure is creating inequality in our neighborhoods and communities — Communities are often defined by the space they inhabit. In Brazil, for example, informal housing settlements are known as favelas — a term that was used to describe displaced colonial soldiers in the 1800s. Upper-class neighborhoods are known as asfalto — literally translated as “asphalt.” As the name implies, the…

Housing

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This is your brain on architecture
This is your brain on architecture
Housing

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Jul 7, 2021

Study Finds Americans Lost 5.5 Million “Life Years” Because of COVID-19

When accounting for life expectancy, the U.S. contributed more than 25% of the worldwide total of life years lost. — More than 600,000 Americans have died because of COVID-19. But, researchers are just starting to understand the human toll wrought by the pandemic. Outside of a total death count, scientists can estimate the number of “life years” lost due to accidents or other causes — a calculation that takes life…

Life

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Study Finds Americans Lost 5.5 Million“Life Years” Because of COVID-19
Study Finds Americans Lost 5.5 Million“Life Years” Because of COVID-19
Life

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Dialogue & Discourse

·Apr 24, 2021

The World’s Poorest are Still Paying the Highest Price of Climate Change

How a worsening climate is making people poor, and making it harder to escape poverty. — Climate change impacts all facets of daily life. It is the reason that our air quality is declining, food sources are being impacted by drought, and housing developments are being dictated by flood risk. Governments around the world are working to mitigate these impacts by creating tax incentive programs for…

Poverty

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The World’s Poorest Are Still Paying the Highest Price of Climate Change
The World’s Poorest Are Still Paying the Highest Price of Climate Change
Poverty

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Dialogue & Discourse

·Mar 14, 2021

Why Biden is Spending Billions on Affordable Housing

It’s been just 50 days since President Joe Biden took office. Yet, his administration has spent an average of $1 billion per day to create or preserve affordable housing around the country. This puts Biden on pact to reach his promised $640 billion investment in affordable housing over the next…

Politics

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Why Biden Is Spending Billions On Affordable Housing
Why Biden Is Spending Billions On Affordable Housing
Politics

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Dialogue & Discourse

·Feb 28, 2021

Texas Judge Rules Federal Eviction Moratorium is Unconstitutional

Get ready to ride the eviction wave — A federal judge in Texas ruled on February 25 that the federal eviction moratorium that’s been in place since September is unconstitutional. US District Judge J. Campbell Barker of the Eastern District of Texas said the ban represented an imaginary power created by the government which exceeds the powers granted…

Politics

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Texas Judge Rules Eviction Moritorium is Unconstitutional
Texas Judge Rules Eviction Moritorium is Unconstitutional
Politics

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DataDrivenInvestor

·Feb 25, 2021

“Innovation Zones” Would Allow Tech Companies to Form Semi-Autonomous Governments in Nevada

A bill soon-to-be introduced in the Nevada state legislature could revolutionize the tech economy — During his biennial State of the State address on January 19, 2021, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced a new way to lure “groundbreaking technology” companies to the Silver State. Known as “Innovation Zones,” the proposal would allow companies like Facebook and Tesla to create their own semi-autonomous governments in Nevada…

Blockchain

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Nevada’s “Innovation Zones” Bill Would Allow Tech Companies to Form Semi-Autonomous Governments
Nevada’s “Innovation Zones” Bill Would Allow Tech Companies to Form Semi-Autonomous Governments
Blockchain

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Dialogue & Discourse

·Feb 24, 2021

Inside the Three Myths the GOP Campaigns About Poverty

Here’s a look at the real costs of the GOP’s views on poverty. — February 15, 1986: Ronald Reagan addressed the nation about welfare reform. During his 15-minute radio speech, Reagan described poverty as a family crisis, one that is “concealed behind tenement walls or lost in the forgotten streets of our inner cities.” Children were being born to children, he said, many of…

Politics

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Inside the Three Myths the GOP Campaigns About Poverty
Inside the Three Myths the GOP Campaigns About Poverty
Politics

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Feb 4, 2021

The 2021 housing market is shaping up to be even hotter than 2020

Soaring home prices, low supply, and remote work could sending the housing market into a frenzy — The housing market is set to eclipse last year’s gains thanks to low supply and soaring demand. That isn’t necessarily good news. According to a recent study by Redfin, scarcity of available homes is bolstering the pandemic-driven seller’s market, a trend that will continue for at least the first half…

Real Estate

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The 2021 housing market is shaping up to be even hotter than 2020
The 2021 housing market is shaping up to be even hotter than 2020
Real Estate

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Feb 3, 2021

How millennials are changing the luxury housing market

Tech-savvy, highly-educated, and environmentally conscious, Millennials represent a drastic turn-of-face for the luxury home market — Tatiana and Shannon Harris started their blog — Power Couple Life — as a way to regale followers with glimpses of their lives as luxury travelers, gourmet foodies, and full-time adventurers. After seven years, the couple decided to settle down and purchase a home in Austin, Texas — a city…

Business

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How millennials are changing the luxury housing market
How millennials are changing the luxury housing market
Business

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Dialogue & Discourse

·Jan 8, 2021

This Guerilla Warfare Expert Says the Capitol Siege Looked Like the Beginning of a Colour Revolution

David Kilcullen, CEO of Cordillera, said Jan. 6 looked like what happened in Ukraine, Serbia, and Georgia in the 1990s — After watching supporters of President Donald Trump and right-wing agitators storm Capitol Hill on January 6 in an effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, guerilla warfare expert Dr. David Kilcullen is concerned that a colour revolution is brewing in the US. “Revolutions often begin with massive peaceful…

Politics

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This Guerilla Warfare Expert Says the Capitol Siege Looked Like the Beginning of a Colour…
This Guerilla Warfare Expert Says the Capitol Siege Looked Like the Beginning of a Colour…
Politics

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