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  • Making the Digital Economy Work for Workers

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Aug 31, 2023

    Tech titans are fostering new forms of digital colonialism, both within wealthy countries and on the global stage. But it’s not too late to build a digital economy that works for everyone.

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  • How Federal Intervention Prevented a Rise in Homelessness During COVID-19

    Ending Homelessness Aug 29, 2023

    Last month, HUD released a signature report on housing needs in 2021, and next month, we’ll release another. Taken together, these reports suggest that a rise in homelessness was averted…

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  • Three Air Travel Safety Lessons for American Car Safety

    Vox Aug 28, 2023

    Three things the US can learn about road safety from our ultra-safe air travel system.

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  • We Can – And Must – Do Better Than Recycling

    GreenBiz Aug 26, 2023

    Wrong choices are typical in the confusing US recycling system, and recycling itself is often a poor choice among other options.

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  • Unburden Yourself: A Conversation with Nikki McComb

    Minneapolis Foundation Aug 26, 2023

    Nikki McComb’s work lies in the intersection of art and violence prevention. She is the owner of Art is My Weapon and the founder of the #ENOUGH Campaign for Gun…

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  • Black Towns Face Higher Interest Rates on the Bond Market

    Grist Aug 25, 2023

    A new study details how “the Black tax” in municipal bonds forces Black communities to pay more for infrasture.

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  • Socially Responsible Procurement in the Public Sector

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Aug 25, 2023

    Governments around the world have become increasingly interested in fostering the social economy in order to address pressing social problems. One of the ways to do that is through their…

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  • How Health Situation Analysis Can Advance Housing Opportunities

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Aug 24, 2023

    By employing health situation analysis, developers can create real estate projects that generate new value by rooting community well-being in place. Open access to this article is made possible by Biositu, LLC.

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  • How Can We Help Strengthen Women’s Land Rights in India?

    India Development Review Aug 20, 2023

    The lack of interventions around women’s land rights in India points to the need for equipping community-based organisations to handle such work.

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  • A Carbon Tax on Investment Income Could Be More Fair and Quickly Make it Less Profitable to Pollute

    The Conversation Aug 18, 2023

    Taxing consumption that contributes to climate change hits the poor the hardest, while overlooking the huge profits tied to greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • A Plan to Increase Housing Affordability in New York City

    Ending Homelessness Aug 17, 2023

    New York City’s crisis of housing affordability has reached unprecedented levels. The ratio of median rent to median household income in New York City is the second highest among the…

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  • Michigan Pipeline Standoff Could Affect Water Protection and Indigenous Rights Across the U.S.

    The Conversation Aug 17, 2023

    A pipeline that has carried Canadian oil and gas across Wisconsin and Michigan for 70 years has become a symbol of fossil fuel politics and a test of local regulatory power.

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