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
The rise of the internet and a new age of authoritarianism
Source: [Essay] Machine Politics by Fred Turner | Harper’s Magazine
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
As the Mexican population in the United States shrinks, Americans are increasingly migrating to Mexico.
Source: The little-noticed surge across the U.S.-Mexico border: It’s Americans heading south
How undercover agents infiltrated the global black market for cacti
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