Denver and its Mexican sister city hope to revitalize the Sun Valley neighborhood and Colorado River Delta with eco-parks despite water scarcity

Source: To bridge the cultures of Mexico’s border region and a neglected Colorado neighborhood, just add water

The call of country living. Is it a sentimental yearning or a real trend? Is it a getaway for the rich and retired or the take-off for broad based new economies?

Something Special Is Happening in Rural America
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/opinion/rural-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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DENVER takes the lead on #livingwages in Colorado

Denver leaders propose citywide $15-an-hour minimum wage
https://www.denverpost.com/2019/09/18/denver-minimum-wage-15-hour/

Challenging unrestrained rent taking and thumping a beehive
#politicalcourage

Should People Profit From Housing? Bernie Sanders Says Yes, and No
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/upshot/Bernie-Sanders-housing-plan.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

And now for an alternative dimension of #mcdonaldization #comeasyouare

Listen to Liberté, Égalité and French Fries from Rough Translation in Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rough-translation/id1268047665?i=1000450302247

Listen to Ref, You Suck! from Against the Rules with Michael Lewis in Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-the-rules-with-michael-lewis/id1455379351?i=1000433960321

How undercover agents infiltrated the global black market for cacti

Source: Busting Cactus Smugglers in the American West