From the President: Considering Scarcity

This tunnel vision may sometimes help us focus in productive ways, but often reduces our cognitive capacity or “bandwidth” in harmful ways. The authors, leading researchers in behavioral economics and psychology, illustrate the effects of scarcity on bandwidth through...

December 2, 2013 at 9:19 pm read more

A city ordinance is failing to keep owners of vacant properties in check (Chicago Reporter)

“It’s hard to develop a solution if you can’t identify the problem,” says McDowell, a senior organizer with the nonprofit Southwest Organizing Project. The problem is that there is a glut of vacant buildings–somewhere between 500 and 600–from 51st...

December 2, 2013 at 4:27 pm read more