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Two possible visions of the future of work
The “sharing economy” has evoked two possible futures for what work will look like in the years to come: one dystopian, the other idealistic.
Emily Badger is a reporter for Wonkblog covering urban policy. She was previously a staff writer at The Atlantic Cities. She's from Chicago, which is the best city.
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The unexpected factor driving US inequality – free parking
Free parking makes it cheaper to own a car. But, as UCLA economist Donald Shoup has long argued, it makes everything else more expensive. Parking at the supermarket is embedded in the cos...
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Where you live matters for life expectancy – especially if you're poor
This city is full of parks that invite exercise and bike lanes that make commuting a workout. It's home to social services that tend the poor, and taxpayers who willingly fund them. Smoki...
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Why it's getting more expensive to be poor
Housing, as we've mentioned a couple of times, has been growing more expensive, particularly for the poor. This isn't simply a phenomenon of the last few years, as former homeowners have ...
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Why you might not want your neighbour to win the lottery
Other people's money makes us do strange things. A friend buys a new car, so we start daydreaming about one, too. The neighbors build an addition, so we start mulling the second mortgage ...
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Have public transport networks become too complex for our brains?
The complexity of a transit map isn't defined by the number of stations on it.
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Why does inequality affect house prices in cities?
It's not necessarily surprising — or even a bad thing — that dynamic cities like Washington have higher income inequality than the national average. Cities that are home to both high-skil...
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