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American Suburbs Radically Changed Over The Decades – And So Have Their Politics
Suburban voters in a number of areas are considered critical swing voters. The growing political stakes reflect the…
Reasons Why Defensive Driving Is A Must
Being involved in a motor accident can be an extremely stressful time. Not only are you likely to…
How Cities Take Advantage Of Server Databases In 2020
Modern cities are inextricably intertwined with digital technologies, not just in terms of the devices that individual residents…
6 Convincing Reasons To Go All-Electric This Year
With all of the options for going electric in 2020, then finding the right option that works for…
6 Cities That Rank High When It Comes To Electricity Consumption
For decades now we have become increasingly aware of the levels of our electricity consumption as our lives…
Top Banks In New Zealand
New Zealand operates a bubbly free-market economy. It is no secret that the New Zealand financial services sector…
This Is How Public Buildings Can Serve This Crisis And Be Ready For The Next One
In the event of a public health crisis or natural disaster, public buildings deliver life-saving services and capacity…
The Best And Worst Cities For Expats To Live In 2020
Asian cities dominate this year’s list. Countries at the bottom are not what you’d expect. Taipei emerges as…
The Role Of Automatic Number Plate Recognition Technology In Road User Safety
Automatic number-plate recognition technology uses optical character recognition to read vehicles’ registration plates and store captured images of…
Electric Car Sales Are On The Rise – Is Coronavirus A Turning Point For The Market?
Lockdowns across Europe to curb the coronavirus pandemic drastically changed how we move around the world. Work-from-home restrictions,…
How To Earn From The Stock Market In 2020
The year 2020 has been a rough one so far. With only a few months left on the…
Opening A City Hotel: 4 Smart Tips
Starting any business in the city is a daunting task, but the prospect of opening a hotel in…
What It Would Mean To Live In A Smart City
Smart cities are the future, with more and more cropping up around the globe, using technology to provide…
Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis: What Lies Ahead Could Include A Constitutional Crisis Over Succession
Since Donald Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for COVID-19 treatment on Oct. 2,…
Should Investors Fear A Second Market Crash?
The 2020 stock market crash was as exponential as it was sudden, with huge entities such as the…
Urban Farming: Four Reasons It Should Flourish Post-Pandemic
Since lockdown, public interest in growing fruit and vegetables at home has soared. Seed packets are flying off…
World Leaders Who Contracted Covid-19
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he and his wife, Melania Trump, have contracted the coronavirus after traveling…
Personal Safety Tips If You Live In A Big City
Risks are part of our daily lives, and it’s inevitable that throughout our day-to-day experiences, we’re exposed to…
The US Economy Is Reliant On Consumer Spending – Can It Survive A Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically affected the American economy, reducing spending by American households on materials goods, air…
Here’s How To Make Public Transport Safer During COVID-19
As people around the world emerge from coronavirus lockdowns and return to work, the question of how to…
How Presidents Have Shaped The US Supreme Court – And Why The Choice Of Its Next Justice Is So Crucial
After the death of the supreme court justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Donald Trump finds himself with an…
How COVID-19 Is Shaping Our Cities And Communities
The emergence of COVID-19 in early 2020 turned our world upside down, forcing the global population indoors and…
How Influential Are Economic Policies On The US Presidential Election Odds?
The US election is heating up with incumbent Donald Trump fighting to ‘win four more years’ against Democratic…
Coronavirus Hasn’t Killed The City. Here’s Why
No city has escaped the deadly spread of COVID-19. But the virus has had a profoundly uneven impact…
This ‘Self-Sufficient’ Chinese City Is Being Built With Future Pandemics In Mind
A new city near Beijing featuring wooden apartment blocks, rooftop farms and renewable energy is being designed with…
3 Ways Realtors Are Adapting To Technology
No industry is immune to change, and the best businesses are those that are agile and flexible enough…
This Century Will See Massive Shifts In The Global Population, Economy, And Power Structure
A lot of the predictions we hear about the future involve a hot, crowded planet, one where we…
Shift Shopping: Making Shopping Easier And Safer During The Pandemic
As physical stores closed their doors and more workers found themselves stuck at home, the shopping behaviors of…
Connected City Streets Mean Healthier Residents And Communities
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities around the world are rediscovering the value of walkable and…
How Cities Can Combat The Dangerous Combination Of Extreme Heat And COVID
Labor Day Weekend usually signals the end of summer, but this year, it seems like the record heat…
History Tells Us Trying To Stop Diseases Like COVID-19 At The Border Is A Failed Strategy
To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world,…
The 8 Pillars Of The New Age Of City Mobility
An additional 2.5 billion people will live in cities by 2050. This entails an increase in the movement…
Why Divine Immanence Mattered For The Civil Rights Struggle
Martin Luther King Jr knew he was risking his life. The US civil rights leader, who would be…
Trump Could Win Again (Without Cheating)
Liberal pundits often say that Donald Trump is on the wrong side of history. From this perspective, he’s…
Short Term And Midterm Rent In Brooklyn
Everyone has their reasons for renting an apartment in Brooklyn. The same way these reasons vary from person-to-person…
Pandemic Alters Political Conventions – Which Have Always Changed With The Times
Politics, like everything else in American life, is being reshaped by the pandemic and by technology. Democrats held…
Explainer: What Is The Controversy Around The US Postal Service And How Might It Affect The Election?
Note: US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has said all changes to the postal service will be suspended until…
5 Recession Proof Industries
There are many reasons why you might be considering a career change. Perhaps you are sick of your…
COVID-19: How Past Crises Are Helping The World’s Cities To Respond And Rebuild
In early 2018, parched by a severe drought, Cape Town rallied its residents and businesses to slash water…
5 Benefits Of Working For A Ride Share Program
You’re probably aware of the way that ride share programs like Lyft and Uber have exploded in popularity…
Architects Are Redesigning Cities To Help With Social Distancing
In the once-bustling Eixample district, birdsong and the occasional whir of a food delivery cyclist have replaced the…
How COVID Has Revealed The Need For A Rethink In Urban Planning
The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of the significant flaws in our urban infrastructure, and highlighted our lack…
The Biggest Economies In The World
These are the countries with the highest global GDP according to the International Monetary Fund. China is the…
The Biggest Ammonium Nitrate Explosions Since 2000
A massive explosion involving ammonium nitrate rocked the city of Beirut, sending shock waves through the media. This recent…
Major American Cities See Sharp Spike In Murders
As the United States reels from coronavirus pandemic and its effects, homicides and violence are also on the…
Top Free Things To Do In London
London is renowned the world over as one of the best capital cities to spend a few days…
COVID-19 Has Created More Cyclists: How Cities Can Keep Them On Their Bikes
As physical distancing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 begin to relax in some countries and people…
Big Tech Antitrust Hearings, A NOT Wallstreet Or Mainstreet Viewpoint
On the 29th of July 2020, the CEOs of four of the biggest tech companies in the world…
A Radical Legal Ideology Nurtured Our Era Of Economic Inequality
Where does economic power come from? Does it exist independently of the law? It seems obvious, even undeniable,…
Where Are The World’s Unicorn Companies?
Where are the world’s billion-dollar startups located? How much are they cumulatively worth, billions? Trillions? In the business…