Stuck In A Fiscal Hole? Just Borrow Against The Future, Says Detroit’s Mayor
Mike Duggan wants to revisit his failed bond issue proposal to demolish derelict buildings. It’s a bad idea.
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Streaming, Torrents, and Market Fragmentation: Will p2p Filesharing, Unlike The South, Rise Again?
Digital piracy has made a comeback in recent years as the market for content streaming becomes more crowded and more expensive, leading to serious questions about the long-term sustainability of the sector.
Read MoreHandbuilt Summer Reading List
Okay. You’re locked down, quarantined, or unemployed. Stop scrolling mindlessly through the feed and read! It’s a great opportunity to
Read MoreJust When We Thought There Was Nothing Left To Gentrify, They Gentrified… Protest Speech?
A big to-do was made about Dan Gilbert’s effort to paint “POWER TO THE PEOPLE” in prominent, white and black
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A Tale Of Two Protests
A screaming couple brandished guns at St. Louis protesters walking past their mansion, while in Detroit, a bootstrapped protest roused a multiethnic, LGBTx crowd to bike around Southwest Detroit.
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Major Home Repair: To Go Gas-Free, Perchance To Dream?
Is it worth the premium to go electric? Maybe– if you have a good excuse to, like part of your house falling down. But it’s still going to run you a pretty penny.
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Black Guns Matter: Firearm Culture and the Protest Movement
Guns in protest movements have a long, colorful history. Do they have a place in the modern movement against police brutality and militarization? Nat speaks with Ontario-based firearms enthusiast and scholar AJ Somerset.
Read MoreCOVID19 Has Birthed The Ultimate Frankenstinian Monster of Corporate Austerity
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Read MoreQuarter 2, We Hardly Knew Ye: Up Next at Handbuilt
Quick life updates.
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Did Cities Ever Need Tech, Anyway? Seattle vs. the Post-COVID Economy
Long a sleepy seaport town, Seattle was enjoying a fraught, decade-long flirtation with explosive growth– and inequality. Will COVID bust up the party forevermore?
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