Homelessness in Finland
I recently organized a study tour of Helsinki; its focus was affordable housing and homelessness. Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview: https://nickfalvo.ca/affordable-housing-and-homelessness-in-helsinki-finland/
inequality
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Garrett Graff writes about the importance of good character as the ultimate check on the abuse of power - even as the Trump regime…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Paul Krugman writes about the dangers of a mad king taking more and more extreme steps to insulate himself from any trace of…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Cole Nowicki and Casey Michel each review Jacob Silverman's Gilded Rage as a chronicle of how tech giants and their uber-wealthy principals have fallen…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Liz Dye writes that the only insurrection occurring in the U.S. is the Trump regime's attempt to overthrow democracy. Jeremy Berg highlights the need…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Kelly Hayes writes that the only emergency that's developed under the Trump regime is the atmosphere of fear being imposed by a gratuitously violent…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Thomas Zimmer writes about the importance of drawing principled lines as to what's compatible with democracy rather than presuming that whatever's currently happening must…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- William Davies writes about the systematic stupidity being imposed by the Trump regime, while Noah Berlatsky notes that it's a feature rather than…
Exciting times?
American comedian Tom Papa says individual billionaires should be allowed to keep their enormous wealth, by only for a few hours.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- David Sirota writes that the sources of America's descent into authoritarianism can be traced readily to the longstanding trend toward the consolidation of…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Ezra Klein discusses why nobody in the U.S. can afford to pretend that the Trump regime is normal or acceptable, while Brittlestar calls out…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Labour Day reading.- Alec Rhodes studies the immense lifetime returns on a unionized career. David Dayen exposes how anti-union firms are encouraging unscrupulous employers to engage…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Daniel Ziblatt writes about the dismal history of past efforts to collaborate and negotiate with authoritarians. And Stuart Benson discusses how Mark Carney's lack…
Supportive housing in Ottawa
I recently served as a subject matter expert for an audit of supportive housing undertaken by the City of Ottawa’s Office of the Auditor General. Here are 10 things know:
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- The Lever examines new research showing how private equity is systematically funnelling risk and underperformance to less wealthy investors. And Charlie Warzel discusses how…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Tim Dickinson laments that so many corporations, universities and other entities with the resources to stand up to Donald Trump are instead choosing…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Max Fawcett discusses how renewable energy will power the future despite the attempts of oil tycoons and their pet politicians to keep us…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Adam King discusses how the income gap in Canada has reached more extreme levels than ever before. And Henry Farrell writes about the reality…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Julia Steinberger writes about the necropolitics surrounding the climate breakdown - as fossil fuel interests have declared our lives forfeit, and our scope…