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    Weekend Reading 9/22/17

    The ambition collision, octopuses are urbanists, the black-white wealth gap, and more.
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    Weekend Reading 9/15/17

    What the rich won't tell you, the "doom loop" of mutual distrust, and more.
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    Weekend Reading 9/8/17

    Small town wisdom, Ta-Nehisi Coates, generational textbooks, Houston's wind farm and more...
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    Event: Building Green in Cascadia

    Alan Durning will keynote and discuss the intersections of sustainability and affordable building policy.
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    Weekend Reading 9/1/17

    A sea of health hazards in Houston, how to help end systemic racism, and more.
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    Weekend Reading 8/25/17

    The legion lonely, redlining's racist effects, smartphones vs. millennials, and more.
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    Weekend Reading 8/18/17

    The transparency epidemic, how to be happier, a poem about white supremacy, and more.
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    Weekend Reading 8/11/17

    Family life without fossil fuels, sleeping pods vs. airplanes, and more.
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    Weekend Reading 8/4/17

    Why democracy is dying, the glory of summer sleep, and more.
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    Follow Eric Hess's first rides, initial thoughts on commuting, and an introduction to bike culture in this Sightline series.

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