The Case for Reparations…from The Atlantic…
Fascinating discussion of the ongoing dispossession and disenfranchisement of African Americans that continues up to the present…
Links
http://caracaschronicles.com/2014/02/20/the-game-changed/
It’s not easy trying to keep track of this, thanks for the link.
http://caracaschronicles.com/2014/02/20/the-game-changed/
It’s like Iceland’s revolution in regards to the coverage by the international media, but with a much greater magnitude of violence than what is happening in Kiev. What YouTube videos have gone up before the internet blackout tell quite a tale.
Unexpected homes – photographs by Iwan Baan
Micro Housing for the Homeless
Micro Housing for the Homeless
Interesting article about micro-housing for the homeless in Olympia, Washington.
Mapping urban blight…
Take a look at the way in which cartography and GIS is being used to map decayed buildings in Detroit in an effort to speed up urban regeneration
Is the new greening of the cities problematic?
Is the new greening of the cities problematic?
A Guardian article on some of the problem – social and structural – associated with the recent attempts to “green” major metropolitan areas.
The Day We Lost Atlanta
An excellent article in Politico about why the 2 inches of snow in Atlanta was so disastrous….
The impact of civil war on the urban landscape…
The impact of civil war on the urban landscape…
This is an article from The Guardian on the impact of Syria’s civil war on it’s urban infrastructure over the last two years…when you look at it, remember to think about the human cost that accompanies this kind of destruction
The US and Bangladesh revisited…
US plan to reward Iran…
The US plans to reward Iran for giving up nuclear capacity by releasing some of the assets that are frozen in US accounts…good idea or bad…read and discuss…
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