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Learning what not to do from the New England Patriots football team

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From " Design Thinking ," American Libraries, 2008 I used action planning concepts when I did a pedestrian and bicycle plan for Baltimore County (" Best practice bicycle planning for suburban settings using the "action planning" method ," 2010). We sold a fair number of copies through press mentions.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

2013) suggests that social activism in online spaces such as YouTube is not easily defined, but is adapted to suit movement needs—which makes social media a popular and flexible venue for activism but also highlights the challenges for scholars studying such venues. 2013; Bennett, Breunig, & Givens, 2008).

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Government Mortgage Interest Rates: A Serious Discussion about the Intertwined Topics of Risk Adjustment and Cross-subsidies

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The core claim made by critics is that the changes, implemented on May 1, are a mechanism for a new and major economic cross-subsidy from less risky borrowers to more risky ones. This has unexpectedly led to heated public commentary, including two highly critical Wall Street Journal editorials. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).