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America’s fastest-growing suburbs are about to get very expensive

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Sunbelt cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas, which in the decades after World War II grew from little more than desert towns to megacities, developed in a particularly suburban, car-dependent form. In practice, it has amounted to an extraordinarily heavy-handed, totalizing form of central planning controlling the fabric of daily life.

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What won’t Trump blame on California?

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But his administration just gave the industry perhaps its biggest gift yet — in the form of a lawsuit against California. . | Scott Olson/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s second term has been very good to large meat companies, which raise and slaughter some 10 billion animals each year.

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Brett Kavanaugh says he doesn’t owe the public an explanation

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh speaks at his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2018. For most of its history , the Supreme Court was very cautious about weighing in on any legal dispute before it arrived on its doorstep through the (often very slow) process of lawyers appealing lower court decisions.

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How Republicans are trying to redistrict their way to a majority

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The reason this is happening is because these are states where 1) Republicans have total control of government, and 2) the legislature still has power over drawing maps, or there are legal quirks requiring redistricting. With that being said, Gavin Newsom is threatening to add more Democratic seats in California. His plan is a little vague.

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The modern taboo that Americans just can’t seem to break

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Furthermore, a 2018 survey conducted by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement found that while 92 percent of Americans agreed that discussing their end-of-life preferences was important, only 32 percent actually followed through. “And In that situation, it’s easy for conflict to break out among even the most well-meaning family members.

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A Rise in Independent Workers Highlights Trends and Concerns Facing the Gig Economy

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The projected gross volume of the gig economy in the United States has been on a steady rise over the last six years, more than doubling from $204 billion in 2018 to $455.2 billion in 2023, according to Statista. Freelancers’ need for benefits, like access to affordable health care, paid leave and retirement, is another ongoing concern.

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How Will Labor Unions Reshape The Future Of Work In The Tech Industry?

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One of the most high-profile examples of tech workers organizing occurred in 2018, when Google employees staged a walkout in protest of the companys handling of sexual harassment claims. In 2022, Apple employees in Towson, Maryland voted to form a union, becoming the first retail Apple store in the U.S.