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urbanization What is it like to live in rural Japan Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Sarah Pinsker's "Song for a New Day": outstanding dystopian rock-and-roll novel of rebellion and redemption Cory Doctorow

economics Crash ahoy! London real-estate prices stagnate Cory Doctorow

scholarship American regions with high immigration enjoy persistent, long-term higher incomes and lower unemployment Cory Doctorow

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