Misogyny, racism, and the San Francisco Freeway
When someone mentions American cities, we all think of the hideous and bloated monolith. Jamie Hall explores why San Francisco has avoided this homogeny.
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Kowloon Walled City, the impossible slum
Imagine a place with a population that of Canterbury, but all tightly packed into a space of a football field. A place that was completely ungoverned and lawless with darkness reigning the streets 24 hours a day. That place existed, it was called Kowloon Walled City, the most densely populated place in human existence.
The great facade of foreign aid
Foreign aid from richer countries to poorer ones can remedy the crisis of poverty; however, there is a growing movement of economists that argue aid is actively encouraging poverty and decline. Are these claims founded in reality, or just protectionist myths?
