Reluctantly Resourceful

secretrepublic:

The Suburbanization of Poverty: An Infographic

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motherjones:

Chart of the Day: The amount that students owe quintupled between 2000 and 2011. For more, check out our MoJo College Guide.

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architizer:

For the last 500 years, the locals of Nongriat in Meghalaya, India have grown several hundred bridges across the region’s numerous water channels. Some of the bridges extend over 100 feet in length and are strong enough to support more than 50 people at a time. 

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"At any given moment, there are 850,000 Americans inside a Walmart store. Something weird is bound to happen."

Is Walmart A Magnet For American Mayhem? (via lookhigh)

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npr:

Oh, that’s handy! —Wright

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csmonitor:

From the feature story: Unemployment, Inc.: Six reasons why America can’t create jobs.

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sunfoundation:

MIT’s Free Urban Planning Software Will Help Build The Cities Of The Future

If we are to improve the quality of life in our cities—27 of which are expected to have more than 10 million people by 2020—we will have to find a better way to build them. MIT’s new software will help.

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npr:

Sept. 11 Then And Now, In One Word

No matter where you were, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 made it a day filled with emotions. Many of you have told us what one word best describes how you felt that day, and what one word describes your emotions now. This graphic displays the connections between those words.

gaksdesigns:

Indoor art installation called ‘Falling Garden’.

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npr:

Esperanza Spalding doesn’t do a lot of tweeting. She is lo-fi and low-key, the kind of person who relaxes by doing some laundry and cleaning at home, one place in the West Village, one in Austin, Tex. (via Baby’s Got Bass - NYTimes.com)

And if you missed it (or want to see it again), check out our Tiny Desk Concert with Esperanza. — Tanya Ballard Brown