San Francisco leases old hotel to house the homeless
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/25/world/san-francisco-leases-old-hotel-house-homeless Summary: San Francisco is utilizing old hotel buildings by committing to multi-year leases, in an attempt...
View ArticleLead contamination poisons a neighborhood’s home values
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/05/03/sustainability/lead-contamination-poisons-housing-prices-east-la Summary: Lead contamination has serious economic consequences for home owners – not only for...
View ArticleThe Evolution of the Show “Archer”
Link: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/04202017-mtech Summary: “Archer” debuted when the internet was taking off. Marketplace interviews the show’s technical director and actress...
View ArticleIs Hacktivism a Force for Good…or Chaos?
Link: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/04262017-mtech Summary: Hacktivism is a topic for debate with the latest flurry of activity on the internet. Marketplace interviews a former...
View ArticleA warning for parched China: a city runs out of water
Link: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/04/21/world/warning-parched-china-city-runs-out-water Summary: A northern city in China has run out of water, increasing pressure between the government and it’s...
View ArticleHow The Internet Got Ruined
Link: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/041917-mtech Summary: “Move Fast and Break Things” is a newly released book about the monopolistic market structure of the internet....
View ArticleRethinking Black Wealth
Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/05/920342513/rethinking-black-wealth Dr. Andre Perry, a Brookings Institution fellow, highlights the disparities of wealth and structural racism in predominantly...
View ArticleEmpty Houses, Reclaimed
Link: https://www.npr.org/2021/02/26/971873769/empty-houses-reclaimed Housing insecurity is a major issue that is facing our nation especially in a pandemic with millions out of jobs. As a result of...
View ArticleEllora Derenoncourt discusses how economic prospects declined for the...
Link: https://www.aeaweb.org/research/ellora-derenoncourt-great-migration In this AEA Research Highlights podcast, Derenoncourt discusses her findings on how some policies that encourage families to...
View ArticleWhy Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?
Link: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-is-everyone-moving-to-dallas/ More Americans have moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area over the past decade than anywhere else in the United States....
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