By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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The Ugly Foundations of NYU Abu Dhabi (All In with Chris Hayes)
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren says institutions like NYU can control their supply chains and contractors and provide better labor conditions if they want to.
Panel Discusses Improved Relationship Between Northwestern, Evanston (Daily Northwestern)
Julian Gerez reports on a panel hosted by the Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network's Northwestern University chapter, which discussed the school's impact on its community.
- Roosevelt Take: Alan Smith, Associate Director of Networked Initiatives, explains how the Network is considering this question on a broad, cross-country scale.
Thomas Piketty’s Numbers Aren’t Wrong: The Financial Times’ Big Whiff Misstates His Central Argument (Salon)
Paul Rosenberg says Roosevelt Institute Fellow Mike Konczal pointed out the Financial Times' most fundamental mistake: Piketty argues that capital keeps growing, not wealth inequality.
Michigan Becomes Seventh State This Year to Raise Minimum Wage (WSJ)
Michigan is the first Republican-controlled state to approve a minimum wage increase this year, reports Eric Morath. The state's minimum wage will rise to $9.25 by 2018.
A Do-Nothing Congress? Well, Pretty Close (NYT)
The reduced number of bills proposed might be a sign of just how unpopular Congress has become, says Derek Willis, or of how difficult it is to pass anything.
Leaving Homeless Person On The Streets: $31,065. Giving Them Housing: $10,051. (ThinkProgress)
A new study in Florida shows the cost savings of housing the homeless, reports Scott Keyes. He calls allowing homelessness to continue fiscally irresponsible.
New on Next New Deal
Study: How City Fiber Networks Can Make High-Speed Internet a Community Resource
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Susan Crawford has co-authored a new paper that looks at community fiber networks in three cities as case studies for improving access.