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City Observatory

The Week Observed, August 8, 2025 — City Observatory — 

Patricia Roberts-Miller

The binary/continuum of left v. right assumes what’s at stake. — Patricia Roberts-Miller — 

Sarah Kendzior

Soul Stripping — Sarah Kendzior — 

Emily Dupree

Palette as Portal — Emily Dupree — 

Thomas Zimmer

Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right — Thomas Zimmer — 

Julia Doubleday

Homebound & down — Julia Doubleday — 

Jason Hickel

The real reason the West is warmongering against China — Jason Hickel — 

Chris Hedges

'The Silent Holocaust' — The Israeli and CIA Sponsored Guatemalan Genocide (w/ Jennifer Harbury) | The Chris Hedges Report  — Chris Hedges — 
Abolishing the First Amendment - Read by Eunice Wong  — Chris Hedges — 

Betsy Phillips

The Ridiculous Music City Loop Project Rumbles Forward — Betsy Phillips — 

Sonja Black

Why Can't I Just be OK Like I Am?  — Sonja Black — 

Progress in Political Economy

State Capitalist Mutations under Trump 2.0 — Progress in Political Economy — 

CityNerd

The Vegas Loop Is Getting Progressively More Stupid — CityNerd — 

Perspectives Journal

The Rise of End-of-the-World Fascism and Resistance from the Global South — Perspectives Journal — 

Notes on the Crisis

Nathan Tankus

Bloomberg Odd Lots Podcast Transcript: An Interview with Former BLS Commissioner Bill Beach — Nathan Tankus — Notes on the Crisis — 

Strong Towns

How To Make Your City Stronger With 4 Hours and a Shovel — Strong Towns — 

The Australia Institute

Woodside’s Science Week sponsorship risks undermining WA Museum’s scientific integrity — The Australia Institute — 
The problem with productivity — The Australia Institute — 
Will Trump run again? — The Australia Institute — 
July Media Highlights 2025 — The Australia Institute — 
Landslide Labor win out of proportion to primary vote — The Australia Institute — 
‘Right moment’? Australia risks losing power and respect on Gaza — The Australia Institute — 
Australians march for Palestine as Trump shoots the messenger — The Australia Institute — 
Climate target malpractice. Cooking the books and cooking the planet. — The Australia Institute — 
The big reform that could make our childcare system cheaper and safer — The Australia Institute — 

The Claremont Institute

Education Reform for the Golden Age — The Claremont Institute — 
The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode 279 — The Claremont Institute — 
Flirting with Disaster — The Claremont Institute — 
What Is Western Civilization? — The Claremont Institute — 
DEI Won’t Just Go Away — The Claremont Institute — 

Strong Towns

Chop or Adapt? 6 Ways To Fix Sidewalks Without Losing Urban Trees — Strong Towns — 
Are Walking Tours the Missing Piece in Local Planning? — Strong Towns — 
Beating the Loneliness Epidemic, One Step at a Time — Strong Towns — 
Why LA Is Still Struggling To Rebuild 6 Months After Wildfires — Strong Towns — 
15 Years Later, the Bottom-Up Approach Is Still Active on Broad Avenue — Strong Towns — 
How Would Your Town Welcome 5,000 New Neighbors? — Strong Towns — 
How To Use Property Taxes to Clean Up Your Community — Strong Towns — 
What Happens When Residents Act and Cities Shut It Down — Strong Towns — 
The Housing Market Can’t Tolerate Lower Prices. Now What? — Strong Towns — 

Free Palestine Melbourne

Media Report 2025.08.06 — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
Media Report 2025.08.05 — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
Forum: How the labour movement can stand with Palestine — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
RALLY: Nationwide March for Palestine 24 August 2025 — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
Media Report 2025.08.01 — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
What’s On Aug 4-10 2025 — Free Palestine Melbourne — 
Media Report 2025.08.02 — Free Palestine Melbourne — 

Just Money

Current ScholarshipMoney as a Practice of Value: Creating a Respiratory System for Capital — Just Money — 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Liberty Street Economics

Flood Risk and Flood Insurance — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 
A Check‑In on the Mortgage Market — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 

Applied MMT

08/04/2025 Market Update — Applied MMT —