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Water Utility Regulation

Water Utility Regulation: Dividends, leakage, and regulatory capture

Water utility regulation plays a crucial role in ensuring the delivery of safe and affordable water services to millions of households and industries. Water utilities, whether publicly or privately owned, operate under a framework of regulations designed to balance the…

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Short-term rental crisis

The Short-Term Rental Crisis: How Tourism Is Killing Local Housing Markets

The innocent origins of the sharing economy are now a distant memory. What began as a bohemian notion of renting out a spare room or an air mattress has mutated…

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Park Bench Politics

Park Bench Politics: The Rise of Hostile Architecture in Public Spaces

The war for urban space is rarely fought with soldiers or barricades. Instead, it is waged with stainless steel, concrete, and subtle geometry. In modern cities, a park bench is…

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pothole lottery

The Pothole Lottery: Why Some Neighborhood Roads Are Repaired Faster Than Others

Imagine driving down a boulevard in a wealthy enclave of Chicago. The asphalt is pristine, dark, and smooth. Your car glides over the surface without a tremor. Now, cross a…

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Crumbling Bridges

The Hidden Cost of Crumbling Bridges: Why Infrastructure Audits Fail

On a snowy morning in January 2022, the Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed into the park below, taking a municipal bus and several cars with it. The steel legs…

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Zoning

Zoning for Profit: How Local Officials Map Out Economic Exclusion

Introduction: The Invisible Wall: Defining Zoning as a Tool of Economic Engineering In the American imagination, the border is a stark physical line of fence or concrete. Yet the most…

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Sugar kings

Sugar Kings: The Political Ties Behind Protected Import Quotas

In the vast aisles of American supermarkets, the price of a simple bag of white crystals tells a story of political influence and hidden economics. While global markets saw sugar…

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Sports Sponsorship Laundering

Sports Sponsorship Laundering: Reputation management by contract

Global capital flows increasingly target elite sporting institutions to sanitize public images through strategic association. Sovereign wealth funds and corporations facing regulatory scrutiny allocate billions toward legacy assets in football,…

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Solar Grids

Solar Grids or Scams? The Failure of Off-Grid Energy Startups

The narrative about solar grids sold to venture capitalists in London and Silicon Valley was irresistible. It promised a dual victory: massive financial returns paired with immense social impact. The…

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Airline Monopolies

Airline Monopolies: Why Intra-African Travel Costs Are Horribly More Than Global Flights

For a traveler standing in the terminal of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, a glance at the departure board reveals a confusing economic reality and a stark reality of…

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Energy Poverty

Energy Poverty: Why Billions in Power Grid Investment Yields No Light

The global energy narrative of the 2020s is defined by a jarring visual contradiction. On one side sits a record breaking mountain of capital, with the International Energy Agency (IEA)…

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Indigenous Grazing Rights

Indigenous Grazing Rights And Forced Land Grabs: Impact of Mega-Farms

The global struggle for territory has entered a volatile new phase. Across the scorched savannas of South America and the grassy highlands of East Africa, a silent war is being…

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NGO-Police Partnerships

NGO-Police Partnerships: Accountability when services become surveillance

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and police forces have increasingly collaborated to address a lot of societal challenges. These NGO-Police partnerships span a range of sectors, including community safety, human trafficking, and…

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Charity Fraud Structures

Charity Fraud Structures: When nonprofits become private businesses

Charity fraud structures involve the manipulation of nonprofit organizations to operate as private businesses, prioritizing personal gain over charitable missions. The line between legitimate nonprofit operations and fraudulent activities can…

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Disaster Philanthropy

Disaster Philanthropy: Tracking whether pledges ever pay out

Disaster philanthropy refers to charitable donations and funding allocated in response to natural or man-made disasters. These contributions are intended to provide immediate relief and support long-term recovery efforts for…

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Aid Diversion Claims

Aid Diversion Claims: How to verify without amplifying propaganda

Global aid initiatives aim to alleviate suffering and support development in regions affected by conflict, natural disasters, and poverty. The scale of international aid has expanded significantly, with the Organisation…

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Humanitarian Procurement

Humanitarian Procurement: The repeat vendors of global crises

Humanitarian procurement plays a crucial role in responding to global crises. It encompasses the acquisition of goods and services necessary for effective relief efforts during emergencies such as natural disasters,…

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Peacekeeping Supply Chains

Peacekeeping Supply Chains: Who profits from “support services”

Peacekeeping missions are essential components of the United Nations’ strategy to maintain global stability. These missions require extensive logistical support, which is facilitated by complex supply chains. The primary goal…

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resource-backed loans

Resource-Backed Loans: The collateral clauses that mortgage futures

Resource-backed loans have become a significant financial mechanism in developing countries, particularly those rich in natural resources. These loans involve a borrower securing funds by pledging future resource revenues, such…

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infrastructure ppp renegotiations

Infrastructure PPP Renegotiations: Why governments keep paying more

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have become a prevalent mechanism for developing infrastructure across various nations. By combining the resources and expertise of both public and private sectors, PPPs aim to deliver…

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megaproject cost overruns

Megaproject Cost Overruns: The patterns that never change

Megaprojects, by their very nature, involve large-scale, complex undertakings that aim to deliver significant benefits such as infrastructure development, economic growth, and technological advancement. Despite their potential to catalyze progress,…

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