I just finished reading this paper, & I highly recommend it to anyone interested in local economic development strategies.

“How much damage can one person do to the planet?” I wondered back in October about Jair Bolsonaro. Less than a year later, he’s proving the answer is a terrifying amount, so long as the rest of the world stands idly by. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

"Cattle ranching is responsible for as much as 80% of the ongoing deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. A significant portion of the global beef supply ... originates on land that was once Amazon rainforest and is now denuded." ow.ly/lnYb50vFSEH #govegan

Perhaps the most promising opening in a textbook ever.

New report with Ryan Donahue & Sifan Liu 刘思凡 provides a roadmap for the Birmingham region to achieve better outcomes and a more equitable future with the help of a new multisector regional partnership: @ProsperBham. Read more here: brook.gs/357ZM1P

We're gonna switch to artificial beef

Good summary of Charlotte & Chicago inclusive growth efforts, incl pre-k expansion and transit @fisherindy @Mrimpink theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

No light at the end of the tunnel... Mark Fisher @EduardoThinks x.com/JedKolko/statu…

Quick summary via GOVERNING of how economic development orgs can make a "business case" for inclusive growth: governing.com/gov-institute/…

I have a genuine and abiding love for Tofurky products. Thanks to @jonkauffman for uncovering the origin story. newyorker.com/culture/annals…

My report on the benefits and costs of different economic development incentives for both overall local per capita-income, and for different income groups, has now been released. This links to 4 pp policy brief, 12 pp exec summary, 158 page full report: upjohn.org/research-highl…