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A study using linked tax data finds large and long-lasting effects of cash transfers to low-income families after the birth of a first child, from Andrew C. Barr, Jonathan Eggleston, and @alexaptsmith nber.org/papers/w30373
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San Franciscans are done apologizing for their cold Julys and Augusts. In a time of punishing heat waves, the city likes being a place to chill out. nyti.ms/3ArzxTo
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It’s such a deep disservice to progressivism to spread this anti-intellectual idea. More often than not, many mainstream progressive ideas are firmly rooted in empirical evidence validated over a number of years.
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Kate Willett @katewillett
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you didn’t peak in college.
it’s just that for most Americans college is the only time you get to live in a walkable community where everything you need is nearby
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Millennials are on exactly the same wealth trajectory that Gen X were on at the same age (adjusted for inflation). And Gen X are wealthier than the Boomers were.
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The only thing keeping the UK economy afloat at this point is HBO’s conviction that everyone in Westeros spoke with a British accent — full employment scheme for their actors.
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I think I found the real reason so many white people want to get rid of standardized test scores
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