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City Observatory

Our 2025 list from A to Z of everything that causes gentrification — City Observatory — 
Rules of thumb put a thumb on the scale — City Observatory — 

Notes on the Crisis

Nathan Tankus

Mini-Roundup: Nuanced Correction of Krugman Interview, Two Columbia Law Professors in the U of Chicago Law Review on my FOIA project & Attending Bloomberg Invest — Nathan Tankus — Notes on the Crisis — 
Musk In Your Computers: Paul Krugman Interviews Nathan Tankus — Nathan Tankus — Notes on the Crisis — 

Betsy Phillips

Checking in on the Phoenix Solutions Soap Opera — Betsy Phillips — 

Heidi Li Feldman

A closer look at Dellinger v. Bessent, a case key to understanding Trump’s dictatorial aspirations — Heidi Li Feldman — 

Chris Hedges

The Deep State and Trump — Full Interview w/ Jimmy Dore — Chris Hedges — 

The Commons Social Change Library

Protests: Start Here — The Commons Social Change Library — 
Health Equity Narrative House — The Commons Social Change Library — 
Bluesky 101: How-to Guide for Progressives — The Commons Social Change Library — 
How to Plan a Campaign: Video Series — The Commons Social Change Library — 

Strong Towns

Bellingham Eliminates Parking Mandates, Makes Room for Homes — Strong Towns — 
Why Cities Need More Than Office Conversions to Fix Their Housing Shortage — Strong Towns — 
New Homes, Same Old Feel: Sacramento Says Yes To Incremental Development — Strong Towns — 
This “Multigenerational Roommate House” Shows How To Heal the Housing Market — Strong Towns — 
These 6 Code Reforms Will Bring More Housing to Your City — Strong Towns — 
NYC’s Congestion Pricing Was Flawed—But Killing It Won’t Fix Traffic — Strong Towns — 
How To Turn 7 Homes Into 28: The South Street Cottages Project — Strong Towns — 
How Atlanta's Parking Requirement Changes Made Housing Development Possible — Strong Towns — 

The Australia Institute

The pros and cons of minority government with David Pocock and Tony Windsor — The Australia Institute — 
Big private health insurers make huge profits… but they want you to pay more — The Australia Institute — 
Making billions yet crying poor — The Australia Institute — 
60 jobs: The salmon industry finally comes clean  — The Australia Institute — 
Insecurity guarantee — The Australia Institute — 
Poll: Trump a greater threat to world peace than Putin or Xi — The Australia Institute — 
“A drowning memory”: the Pacific Island communities fighting for their survival — The Australia Institute — 

Just Money

Roundtable: Public BankingA Radically Open Future? The US Public Banking Movement and the Creation of Economic Alternatives — Just Money — 

The Claremont Institute

Hitler All the Way Down — The Claremont Institute — 
The Cincinnatus Series: Cell Phones in Schools — The Claremont Institute — 
Confirm Elbridge Colby Now — The Claremont Institute — 
War’s End? — The Claremont Institute — 
Europe Must Listen to Its People — The Claremont Institute — 

UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

What can the city of Dhaka teach us about public sector capacity? — UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) — 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Liberty Street Economics

Firms’ Inflation Expectations Have Picked Up — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 
Comparing Apples to Apples: “Synthetic Real‑Time” Estimates of R‑Star — Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Liberty Street Economics — 

Prosper Australia

Victorian Government’s upzoning plans ignore crucial value capture opportunity — Prosper Australia — 

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

Monetary Policy in a VUCA World — Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) — 
Bank Indonesia and Reserve Bank of Australia Renew the Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement — Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) — 

Applied MMT

03/04/2025 Market Update — Applied MMT — 

Per Capita

Lived Experience Panel Two: Climate Change and the Regions — Per Capita — 
Katherine Trebeck: Keynote Address — Per Capita — 
International Taxation — Per Capita — 
How to Achieve the Change we Need — Per Capita — 

Open Access Australasia

Kathleen Shearer: the Paper Pledge for the Planet update — Open Access Australasia — 
January/February 2025 Newsletter — Open Access Australasia — 

Economic Reform Australia (ERA)

It’s the End of the World and I Don’t Feel Fine — Economic Reform Australia (ERA) — 
In praise of government consumption — Economic Reform Australia (ERA) — 
Universities: dead, buried and cremated? — Economic Reform Australia (ERA) — 
Building humane alternatives to homo economicus — Economic Reform Australia (ERA) — 

The Equality Trust

Trustee Recruitment — The Equality Trust —