America’s workplaces, and the policies that serve workers, are in need of renovation. Do we have the political will for an overhaul? Interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee We’re awash in news accounts of workplace sexual harassment, the “fight for $15,” cities vying for the Amazon HQ2 bid, and Congress debating which public policies they claim
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Creatives, wealthy homeowners and anchor institutions in liberal cities need to do more to share the wealth Interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee Richard Florida’s 2002 book, “The Rise of the Creative Class,” chronicled how cities could redevelop their cores by attracting knowledge workers—a rising tide that would lift all boats. But instead of gains trickling
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Illustration by Shawn Hileman Philadelphia, We Have a Solution interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee Matthew Tejada, a former clean air advocate in Houston, is now the director of the Office of Environmental Justice at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Tejada spoke with Grid about his trajectory from community organizer to federal appointee, lessons learned along
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