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The right outfit for a feminist cyclist to ride while weathering Trump
We read Butler's Parable of the Sower not as an aspirational blueprint but as a cautionary tale.
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Golden years in a golden city: It’s time we rethink the SFH for seniors
The devastating Los Angeles fires have claimed at least 27 lives as of January 15th, according to the LA Times. Of the 14 identified victims, many were older adults between the ages of 66 and 95 years old, depicting a grim scene for the vulnerability among our senior population. The
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Cooperation over competition-Mitigation over adaptation
Mitigation is instituting policies to keep global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius and help us share and caretake the earth with other people and other creatures. The urgency of climate change often makes it feel like the window for effective action is closing rapidly, but it's important
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We can’t rebuild—the same way
As a fifth-generation Angeleno watching my city burn was painful. The city is making an excellent effort handling this ongoing crisis, but as a region going forward we must do better. Los Angeles and its surrounding cities and counties, must begin to operate from a functional region rather than political
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How Climate Change Fuels Destructive Winds
More heat accelerates weather patterns and intensifies their force. Air circulation operates as a dynamic cycle: cold, dry air descends from the upper troposphere, creating high-pressure zones. This sinking air spreads across the Earth’s surface, gathering heat and moisture as it travels. Eventually, this warm, moist air rises, forming
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How car culture and antiblackness exacerbated the lead crisis for everyone
The mythical “ghetto” lead paint chip eater helped automakers hide its complicity with the harm of its leaded gas Car culture actively distorted the lead-crime crisis theory demonstrated by Nevin in 2000 and further supported by Masters in 2003. The automobile industry leveraged racist narratives of intellectually deficient parenting to
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Cost-Benefit Analysis in transportation should account for gender—and the climate
"Most transport systems were explicitly designed for the solo male commuter," says Jemilah Magnusson, a spokesperson for the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, in an interview with Wired. On Philadephia’s SEPTA 65 percent of its transit users are women on New Jersery’s NJ Transit approximately
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Should the term “urban” be retired?
Urban areas create unique opportunities to mitigate the climate crisis, dismantle gender oppression, and develop more equitable communities, but many people do not like when their communities are designated as such. At an art show in Montclair, I was speaking with two gentlemen when I mentioned, “Did you know New
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All I Want for Christmas Is a Bike Lane on Bloomfield Avenue
Since moving to New Jersey, I’ve dreamed of effortlessly using my bicycle to get around. I live in a central location—walking distance from NJ Transit heavy rail, which gets me to Midtown Manhattan in 20 minutes (faster than finding parking in Los Angeles, I might add). The light
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Certifying the ERA would give Feminist Urbanism teeth
In January, Trump, a convicted sexual abuser and proud misogynist, will return to the White House as president. Before this happens many are saying President Biden must certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to give women and nonbinary people a legal footing in the U.S. Constitution. “First proposed in
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The Wicked Problem film review
I watched “Wicked” in the most urban state in the United States—New Jersey—in the county of Essex which reminds one of a city in one of the most trendy urban places in the U.S.—Montclair. The City of Montclair's tagline is "Where the suburb
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Pine Valley Golf Club’s past sexism is reflected throughout Camden County
Pine Valley Golf Club, nestled in Pine Hill, Camden County, is a century-old institution often celebrated as one of the top golf clubs in the United States. Unfortunately, it was also a masterclass in institutionalized sexism. In 2023, the club settled with the state over policies that barred women from