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One woman told me she thought children might throw fallen apples at cars or building windows. (The trees at issue in the emergency legislation are linden, not apple.)
Who Speaks for the Trees?
theatlantic.com
Any plan to sufficiently capture land values has to contend with the existing political economy of our cities, and, as it stands, U.S. urban policy is dominated by propertied interests.
Rents Are Skyrocketing. Let’s Buy Back the Land. | NOEMA
noemamag.com
It has to start from an open-source and interconnected approach. Platforms cannot own citizens in the way that Facebook owns and monetizes its users.
Why Its Time for a New Approach to Civic Tech
democracy-technologies.org
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