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City Observatory

ODOT’s “Strategic Review”: Conflicted consultants whitewashing mis-management — City Observatory — 
The Week Observed, March 21, 2025 — City Observatory — 

Chris Hedges

Erasing History: How Fascism Works (w/ Jason Stanley) — Chris Hedges — 
The Last Chapter of the Genocide - Read by Eunice Wong — Chris Hedges — 

Sarah Kendzior

Excerpt of The Last American Road Trip! — Sarah Kendzior — 

CityNerd

I Went to New Zealand, and I Have Thoughts — CityNerd — 

Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN)

Transforming gender norms through Uruguay’s National Integrated Care System — Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) — 

The Australia Institute

Migrants are not to blame for soaring house prices — The Australia Institute — 
Peter Dutton confirms excessive gas exports hurt Australia — The Australia Institute — 
A Budget that does no harm (sort of) — The Australia Institute — 
We don’t need no Education — The Australia Institute — 
Dutton’s gas plan won’t solve manufactured “shortages” – or bring down prices — The Australia Institute — 
Fuel excise cut: bad policy and not worth as much as advertised — The Australia Institute — 
Sydney smells the stink from Tasmania — The Australia Institute — 
Increased enterprise agreements and wages show the government’s IR policy is working — The Australia Institute — 
Epic Fail. Dutton’s National Interest Test would snuff out his gas plan — The Australia Institute — 
A dark day for the environment – and democracy — The Australia Institute — 
Don’t gut our environment laws — The Australia Institute — 
Commonwealth Budget 2025-2026: Our analysis — The Australia Institute — 
Harmless budget of missed opportunities — The Australia Institute — 
Budget 2025 Winners and Losers – The Australia Institute — The Australia Institute — 

Strong Towns

Ottawa Rethinks a Costly Development—Your City Can Too — Strong Towns — 
Federal Policy Broke the Housing Market. It Won’t Fix Things Now. — Strong Towns — 
I Love My Neighborhood — That’s Why I Want More People To Live Here — Strong Towns — 
Strong Towns Is Where The Housing Crisis Response Starts — Strong Towns — 
A Better Way To Tax Property? Minnesota Moves To Let Cities Decide — Strong Towns — 
Small Town Arkansas Just Got Hit With a Big Bill — Strong Towns — 
Bottom-Up Shorts: How To Legalize Strong Neighborhoods — Strong Towns — 
Introducing the Strong Towns Finance Decoder — Strong Towns — 

Everybody's Home

Budget reply a step backwards that would make the housing crisis worse — Everybody's Home — 
Budget steps forward on housing but bolder action required to end crisis — Everybody's Home — 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Liberty Street Economics

An Interoperability Framework for Payment Systems — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 
Interoperability of Blockchain Systems and the Future of Payments — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 
Student Loan Balance and Repayment Trends Since the Pandemic Disruption — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 
Credit Score Impacts from Past Due Student Loan Payments — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

Designing the Public Sector Capabilities Index — testing our approach with city governments — UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) — 
The Most Ingenious City: How State-Sponsored Innovation Powered Venice’s Rise and Transformation — UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) — 
What does evidence mean for the Public Sector Capabilities Index? — UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) — 

The Claremont Institute

A Reckoning for Higher Ed — The Claremont Institute — 
The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode #260 — The Claremont Institute — 
Young Conservatives Aren’t Abandoning the Constitution — The Claremont Institute — 
An Easy Choice — The Claremont Institute — 

Free Palestine Melbourne

Endless onslaught: Would Israel’s Mordechai be attacked as ‘antisemitic’ in Australia? — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
Many of Israel’s Western supporters indicate they would arrest Netanyahu. Will Australia and NZ follow suit? — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
Be alert and alarmed: Campus silencing on Palestine — Free Palestine Melbourne — 

Modern Money Lab

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YouTube

The "Abolition" of Money: Cambodia's 1975 Debt Default — Modern Money Lab, YouTube — 

The Commons Social Change Library

Ideas for a Just Future: Reset Reading Group — The Commons Social Change Library — 
Frameworks for Engaging with Visible Power — The Commons Social Change Library — 

Over Zero

Tools for Meeting the Moment — Over Zero — 

Prosper Australia

2025 Budget betrays locked-out generation, kicks reform further down the road — Prosper Australia —