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danah boyd

We Need an Interventionist Mindset — danah boyd — 

Sarah Kendzior

"Someday, This Will Only Be a Memory" — Sarah Kendzior — 

Chris Hedges

Restoring Lies and Insanity to American History — Chris Hedges — 
Trump's War on Education - Read by Eunice Wong — Chris Hedges — 

Betsy Phillips

Skrmetti's Cruel, Hypocritical Argument Against Birthright Citizenship — Betsy Phillips — 

City Observatory

The Week Observed, March 28, 2025 — City Observatory — 
ODOT’s “Strategic Review”: Conflicted consultants whitewashing mis-management — City Observatory — 

Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN)

Unpacking opposition: the contested landscape of life skills-based education in Pakistan — Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) — 

The Australia Institute

Albanese Government policies popular, but not well known — The Australia Institute — 
Rate hold more political than the cut we should have had  — The Australia Institute — 
Gas giveaway: $170 billion for gas companies to 2030, $0 for Australians — The Australia Institute — 
No joke — The Australia Institute — 
Our laws were in danger of doing what they were supposed to do – so they were changed — The Australia Institute — 
The Liberal Party defies its own history on tax — 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 — 
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 — 

Strong Towns

Bottom-Up Shorts: How Local Pride Can Strengthen a Town — Strong Towns — 
How To Manage City Finance Effectively: A Conversation With Rick Cole — Strong Towns — 
Building a Stronger Harrisonburg, One Small Step at a Time — Strong Towns — 
How Bend, Oregon, Is Facing the Challenges of Rapid Growth Head-On — Strong Towns — 
The Growth Ponzi Scheme Revisited: Houston as a Case Study — Strong Towns — 
Hope for More Affordable Housing Options Is Growing in Greenfield — Strong Towns — 
Marion's Comeback: How This Rust Belt Town Is Rebuilding Itself From the Ground Up — Strong Towns — 
The Bottom-Up Revolution Is...Building Strong Cities in Two Countries — Strong Towns — 
North Carolina May End Parking Mandates—Your City Should Be Next — 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 — 

The Claremont Institute

Prudential Immigration — The Claremont Institute — 
Common Sense Revolution — The Claremont Institute — 
Citizens, Not Serfs — The Claremont Institute — 
A Reckoning for Higher Ed — The Claremont Institute — 
The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode #260 — The Claremont Institute — 

Applied MMT

03/31/2025 Market Update — Applied MMT — 

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision — Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) — 
RBA and ASIC Act on Deep Concerns with ASX — Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) — 

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

Can dynamic capabilities in city governments be analysed through AI-augmented Qualitative Evidence… — UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) — 
Assessing dynamic capabilities in city governments: insights from developing the Public Sector… — 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) — 
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) — 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Liberty Street Economics

Why Are Credit Card Rates So High? — 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 — 

Open Access Australasia

National approaches to open research: Nathalie Fargier presents HAL and Episciences — Open Access Australasia — 

Everybody's Home

Budget reply a step backwards that would make the housing crisis worse — Everybody's Home — 

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 —