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Heed Us: Scapegoating Trans People Endangers Everyone
(Image by Tumisu from Pixabay) EDITOR’S NOTE: “Heed Us” is a column series (previously known as “Hear Us”) that features experts of color and their insights on issues related to the economy and racial...
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Can This Big New Investor Push Smaller Banks to Get More Creative?
Beneficial State Bank’s office in downtown Portland. The bank is one of close to 200 financial institutions that's received a major new investment from the U.S. Treasury. (Photo by Oscar Perry...
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Economics In Brief: Boston Asks Private Developers to Report on Diversity
(Photo by Edward Faulkner / CC BY-NC 2.0) Boston Pushes Private Developers to Release Diversity Plans In 2018, private developers proposing to build on Boston’s publicly-owned land were required to...
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To Address Youth Homelessness, New York City Turns to Those With Experience
(Photo by Eliott Reyna / Unsplash) This article is being co-published with The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. Experts in the social services...
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How America’s First ‘Heat Officers’ Are Cooling Miami and Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, a person cools down at a ventilator in the heat of the day. (travelview/iStock Photo) Marta Segura has seen firsthand how heat can harm a person. She grew up in Northern California,...
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‘Segregation By Design’ Reveals the Ugly Side of Your City
(Graphic courtesy Segregation By Design) Adam Paul Susaneck wanted to know where all the trolleys went. American cities during the first part of the 20th century were brimming with streetcars, with an...
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How Uganda Became Africa’s Digital Transport Hub
(Photo courtesy SafeBoda) This article was originally published by Rest of World, a nonprofit newsroom covering the effect of technology outside the West. Republishing rights remain with Rest of...
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How Five U.S. Cities Built 335 Miles of Bike Lanes in 24 Months
(Photo by Andrew Gook / Unsplash) When the Copenhagenize Index released its 2019 list of the world’s 20 most bike-friendly cities, not a single U.S. cracked the list. Part of the reason may be a...
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Housing in Brief: Portland’s Mayor Bans Camping On Walking Paths To Schools
(Photo by Adam Blank / Unsplash) Portland Mayor Bans “Camping” On School Routes Oregon’s Health Authority released data showing 207 unhoused people have died this year. This is the first year the...
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This Oakland Group Has a Plan to Make ADUs Easier to Finance and Build
An ADU in Oakland (Photo by Nicolás Boullosa / CC BY 2.0) Braunz Courtney is no stranger to real estate. The Oakland resident and realtor bought a house on 57th Avenue in East Oakland back in 2015....
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Building a Space for Indigenous Healthcare in New York City
The Urban Indigenous Collaborative's new Manhattan space will be a home for direct health and wellness services. (Photo by Dylan Henderson) For the launch of the Urban Indigenous Collective (UIC), the...
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It’s Not Just Mental Health. Addressing ‘Social Determinants of Safety’ Can...
(Photo by Cole Keister / Unsplash) Tucked inside the recently passed bipartisan gun control law is the largest expansion of Medicaid since the Affordable Care Act and the single largest investment in...
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Economics in Brief: The Nitty Gritty of Biden’s Plan to Cancel Student Debt
(Photo by Jeremiah Lawrence / Unsplash) In Canceling Student Loan Debt, the Devil’s in the Details On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced a long-awaited plan to cancel student loan debt, to...
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Plants By School Playgrounds Protect Kids From Road Pollution, Study Finds
(Photo by Hisu lee / Unsplash) A new study finds that planting vegetation between school playgrounds and roads can go a long way to protecting students from traffic-related air pollution. A new study...
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Somebody Actually Started A New Credit Union. Here’s How They Did It.
The Community First Fund has opened its own credit union – one of just four new credit unions chartered last year. (Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) Leo Rodriguez knew all he needed was $10,000 in startup...
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Magnolia Mother’s Trust Marks A History-Making Three Cycles of Paying Black...
(Photo by Neo Latrica / CreateHER Stock) Originally published by The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. The Magnolia Mother’s Trust is now the...
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10 Years Later, San Francisco Remains The Only Agency To Allow Universal...
(Photo by Michael Ocampo / CC BY 2.0) I spent a lot of time getting to and from San Francisco’s Chinatown by bus when I was growing up. My parents, who were Chinese immigrants, brought me there for...
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Waste Data Center Heat Is Warming Up Dublin Homes. Is It Working?
Dublin at night. (Photo by Jørgen Asmundvaag / Unsplash) Data centers are some of the biggest energy guzzlers in the world. Buildings that house the hardware and software required to run cloud...
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A Chevron Refinery Fire In California Created A Generation of Activists
(Photo courtesy of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network) This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and was made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. On the afternoon of...
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Why Does Building Inspection Fail Tenants? A Professor Explains
"Stacked Decks: Building Inspectors and the Reproduction of Urban Inequality" published this month. (Images courtesy University of Chicago Press) In a housing crisis, much of the attention goes to...
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