week Charts of the Week: Housing affordability, COVID-19 effects By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:37:39 +0000 In Charts of the Week this week, housing affordability and some new COVID-19 related research. How to lower costs of apartment building to make them more affordable to build In the first piece in a series on how improved design and construction decisions can lower the cost of building multifamily housing, Hannah Hoyt and Jenny… Full Article
week Figures of the week: The costs of financing Africa’s response to COVID-19 By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:21:13 +0000 Last month’s edition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s biannual Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, which discusses economic developments and prospects for the region, pays special attention to the financial channels through which COVID-19 has—and will—impact the economic growth of the region. Notably, the authors of the report reduced their GDP growth estimates from… Full Article
week What drove oil prices through the floor this week? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:53:48 +0000 The coronavirus pandemic has sent crude oil prices plummeting, so much so that the price for West Texas Intermediate oil dropped below zero dollars earlier this week. In this special edition of the podcast, Samantha Gross joins David Dollar to explain the factors influencing recent changes in demand for oil and the long-term effects the… Full Article
week Campaign 2008: The Final Weeks By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0400 Event Information October 31, 200810:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDTFalk AuditoriumThe Brookings Institution1775 Massachusetts Ave., NWWashington, DC Register for the EventWith the presidential debates completed, the campaigns of Senators John McCain and Barack Obama are focusing on persuading remaining undecided voters and mobilizing their supporters for Election Day. The Opportunity 08 project at Brookings and Princeton University examined key questions in the final stretch of the 2008 campaign, including money, ads and mobilization.Have the candidates’ ads been effective at swaying voters thus far, and what form will they take in the campaign’s final week? With Obama taking the unprecedented step of opting out of public funding for the general election, has McCain been able to leverage party resources to keep pace? Will either candidate be able to match the Republican National Committee’s massive get-out-the-vote efforts of 2004? To examine these and related matters, the Brookings Institution’s Opportunity 08 project, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, hosted the final roundtable discussion on key questions about American electoral politics in connection with the 2008 campaign. Featuring panelists Anthony Corrado, a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings and professor at Colby College; Diana Mutz, a nonresident senior fellow at Brookings and professor at the University of Pennsylvania; Lynn Vavreck of UCLA; Mike Allen of Politico; and moderated by Larry Bartels of Princeton and Thomas Mann of Brookings, the session explored how money, ads and mobilization are likely to affect the outcome of the presidential election. After initial presentations, panelists took audience questions.Event MaterialsView Anthony Corrado's handout »View Diana Mutz's handout » Transcript Transcript (.pdf) Event Materials 20081031_election Full Article
week Was Saudi King Salman too sick to attend this week’s Arab League summit? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 King Salman failed to show at the Arab League summit this week in Mauritania, allegedly for health reasons. The king’s health has been a question since his accession to the throne last year. Full Article Uncategorized
week Time for a shorter work week? By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:00 -0400 Throughout the past year, we have heard paid leave debated in state houses and on the campaign trail. I am all in favor of paid leave. As I have argued elsewhere, it would enable more people, especially those in lower-paid jobs, to take time off to deal with a serious illness or the care of another family member, including a newborn child. But we shouldn’t stop with paid leave. We should also consider shortening the standard work week. Such a step would be gender neutral and would not discriminate between the very different kinds of time pressures faced by adults. It might even help to create more jobs. The standard work week is 40 hours -- 8 hours a day for five days a week. It’s been that way for a long time. Back in 1900, the typical factory worker spent 53 hours on the job, more than a third more hours than we spend today. The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938, and set maximum hours at 40 per week. Amazingly, more than three quarters of a century after passage of the FLSA, there has been no further decline in the standard work week. Not only has the legal standard remained unchanged, but 40 hours has become the social and cultural norm. What’s going on here? Economists predicted that as we became more prosperous we would choose to work fewer hours. That hasn’t happened. Instead we have kept on working at about the same pace as we did earlier in our history, but have poured all of the gains from productivity growth into ever-higher levels of consumption – bigger houses, more electronic gadgets, fancier cars. With increased prosperity, people are buying more and more stuff, but they don’t have any more time to enjoy it. A reduction in the standard work week would improve the quality of life, especially for those in hourly jobs who have benefitted hardly at all from economic growth in recent decades. Two-earner couples would also benefit. Among couples between the ages of 25 and 54, the number of hours worked increased by 20 percent between 1969 and 2000, from 56 hours to 67 hours (for both husband and wife combined). As Heather Boushey notes in her new book, Finding Time, we no longer live in a world where there is a “the silent partner” in every business enterprise, the iconic “American Wife,” who takes care of the children and the millions of details of daily living. With a shorter work week, both men and women would have more time for everything from cutting the grass to cooking dinner with no presumption about who does what. Although much of the debate this year has been about work-family balance, empty nesters or singles without young children might also welcome a shorter work week. For them it would provide the chance to follow their dream of becoming an artist, a boat builder, or the creator of their own small business. Shorter hours could have another benefit and that is more jobs for workers who would otherwise be left behind by technological change. Many economists believe that as existing jobs are replaced by machines and artificial intelligence, new jobs will be created in technical, management, and service fields. But will this happen fast enough or at sufficient scale to reemploy all those who now find themselves without decent-paying work? I doubt it. A shorter work week might help to spread the available jobs around. Germany and other European countries, along with a few U.S. states used this strategy during the Great Recession. It kept more people on the job but at shorter hours and reduced unemployment. Using a similar strategy to deal with automation and long-term joblessness, although controversial, should not be dismissed out of hand. Of course, shorter hours can mean lower total pay. But in one typical survey published in the Monthly Labor Review, 28 percent of the respondents said they would give up a day’s pay for one fewer day of work per week. Any new movement to reduce the work week would need to be phased in slowly, with flexibility for both employers and employees to negotiate adjustments around the standard. Yet if done correctly, the transition could be accomplished with little or no reduction in wages, just smaller raises as a bigger slice of any productivity improvement was invested in more free time. When Henry Ford reduced the work week from 6 to 5 days in 1926, he did not cut wages; he assumed that both productivity and consumption would rise, and his example encouraged other employers to follow suit. I am not talking about reducing hours for those of us who want to spend long hours at work because we enjoy it. We would still be free to work 24/7, tied to our electronic devices, and no longer knowing exactly when work begins and ends. A new hours standard would primarily affect hourly (nonexempt) employees. These are the people in the less glamourous jobs at the bottom of the ladder, many of them single parents. Right now they finish work exhausted only to come home to a “second shift” that may be equally exhausting. A reduction in the standard workweek would almost certainly improve the quality of life for these hard-pressed and overworked Americans. By all means, let’s enact a paid leave policy, but let’s also debate some even bigger ideas – ones that could lead to greater work-life balance now, and more job opportunities in the longer run. Editor's note: This piece originally appeared on The Washington Post's In Theory Blog. Authors Isabel V. Sawhill Publication: Washington Post Image Source: © Christian Hartmann / Reuters Full Article
week Previewing this Week’s Public Forum on Immigration Reform at Claremont McKenna College By webfeeds.brookings.edu Published On :: Today at Claremont McKenna College, a new bipartisan public forum—the Dreier Roundtable—will convene leaders in politics, business, journalism and academia to hold constructive, substantive discussions about immigration reform. Just days after the midterm elections of 2014, the panel of experts will examine the strengths and weaknesses of current immigration policy and debate the economic and… Full Article Uncategorized
week Hessnatur to Kick Off NY Fashion Week with "World in your Hand" Tee Launch Party at Whole Foods By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:36:14 -0400 Kicking off New York Fashion Week, hessnatur and Whole Foods Market Tribeca are hosting an invite-only launch party September 9, for the "World in Full Article Living
week NY Fashion Week: Miguel Adrover Unveils hessnatur Eco-Tee at Whole Foods (Video) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:30:52 -0400 Fashion icon and hessnatur Creative Director Miguel Adrover at Whole Foods Market. Credit Emma Grady Hessnatur kicked off New York Fashion Week Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Whole Foods Market Tribeca with the launch of their "World in your hand" Full Article Living
week Weird Japanese house of the week is totally transparent By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:56:13 -0500 Yuusuke Karasawa designs a house in Tokyo with 5 levels, a dozen stairs and almost no walls inside or out. Full Article Design
week The Week in Pictures: A Cacti Chandelier, Bourbon and Maple Peach Cobbler, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:00:04 -0400 A eccentric design hangs living cacti and lighting from the ceiling, a vegan cobbler is delicious, a luxury treehouse is a great escape in Bangkok, and more. Full Article Living
week TH Blog Love - Our Favourite Greens Of The Week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:27:00 -0400 Ecorazzi: French Vogue Peta Full Article Living
week Five Scary Fall New York Fashion Week Faux Pas By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:00:00 -0500 We usually don't like to point out the negative aspects of things here on TreeHugger, but when it comes to New York's just ended Fall Fashion Week, I am forced to ask, "Wha' happened?" Full Article Living
week Norway Becomes First Country to Ban Fur from Fashion Week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:39:49 -0500 It is now 2011 which means Fashion Week in New York is just around the corner. Making news abroad, Norway has banned fur from the biannual Oslo Fashion Week, Ecouterre reports (via Huffington Post) making them the first country to Full Article Living
week UK parliament debated ban on fur imports this week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 06:52:00 -0400 Fur farming was banned on UK soil in 2000, but imports are still allowed, which activists say simply 'outsources' the cruelty. Full Article Living
week Bear's Head Freed From Jar After Three-Week Search By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:53:51 -0400 Late last month, when officer Shelley Hammonds of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency received word of an animal in distress, it might have sounded like a routine rescue operation. Witnesses described Full Article Science
week The Week in Pictures: Galapagos Islands No Longer Endangered? 'Static Kill' of BP's Oil Well, and More (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:56:28 -0400 The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an important milestone this Tuesday afternoon when BP started their 'static kill' procedure to seal the oil well, and the good news is, that it seems to be working -- so far. In other green news, the Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
week The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:31:08 -0400 This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more. Full Article Living
week The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:33:42 -0400 We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture. Full Article Living
week How to eat a mountain of greens in a week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:39:00 -0400 With an unstoppable flow of leafy veggies coming from my CSA share every week, I have to get creative in the kitchen. Full Article Living
week Veganuary, weekday vegetarians, Meatless Mondays and now reducetarians... By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 06:58:14 -0500 Gosh, there are a lot of ways to eat less meat. And a lot of ways to talk about it, too. Full Article Living
week No need for sushi chefs to toil on the long weekend, robots will do it By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Sep 2016 15:06:39 -0400 Sushi is everywhere these days, and robots will soon be everywhere making it. Full Article Business
week Show your love for renewable energy — it's #iheartrenewables week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 05:17:00 -0400 Do you think we need to shift to solar, wind, and geothermal energy? Then show some love this week in order to help grow this important societal transition. Full Article Energy
week The Week in Animal News: Miracle Pando Poo Tea, Another Rhino Species Officially Extinct, and More By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:13:45 -0500 Can panda poo prevent cancer? We also have sad rhino news, fish lawnmowers, and more. Full Article Science
week False Advertising Word of the Week: Artisan By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:30:00 -0400 Artisan is the new natural in terms of false advertising. Full Article Living
week The Week in Pictures: Toxic Industrial Sludge Covers Hungarian Villages, Solar Panels on the White House, and More (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:04:54 -0400 A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary where four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
week Weekend Movies in Review: Superbad and The 11th Hour By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:28:11 -0400 So if you’re anything like me, you’ve been waiting as patiently as you could for Aug 17. Last Friday was the opening weekend for two highly anticipated films: Superbad starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera & Seth Rogen, and The 11th Hour directed by Full Article Living
week Planet Green This Weekend: Greensburg By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:30:13 -0400 We're hoping that you've been following the newly launched Planet Green, the first ever 24-7 TV channel dedicated to green living. With more than 200 hours of original green lifestyle programming, Planet Green is a fresh conversation about what it Full Article Business
week Start a Sea Change This Weekend with the Ocean Conservancy By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:08:00 -0400 No plans this weekend? Why not Start a Sea Change? Planet Green’s non-profit partner, the Ocean Conservancy, hosts their 23rd annual International Coastal Cleanup Full Article Living
week Mr. Larkin Charms at Green Fashion Week in New York (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:10:46 -0400 Timely but not fleeting, flouncy but not frilly, unique but not unwearable, clever but never over the top -- Mr. Larkin's Spring 2010 collection was everything green fashion should be. A relative newcomer on the eco-scene, the Full Article Living
week 3D printed house displayed at Milan Design Week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:43:41 -0400 Massimiliano Locatelli is writing a new language of design that reflects the new technology. Full Article Design
week Take action during Fashion Revolution Week, April 24-30 By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:05:00 -0400 It's that time of year when conscious shoppers remember the Rana Plaza tragedy and unite in their efforts to demand greater safety, fairness and transparency in the fashion industry. Full Article Living
week Reconstructed Body Suits, Upcycled Leggings, and More at Hong Kong Fashion Week By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:56:26 -0400 The fashion event's EcoChic Design Awards inspire Asia’s emerging fashion talent to create with minimal textile waste. Full Article Living
week The Best Of TreeHugger Delivered To Your Inbox Daily or Weekly By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2011 15:30:44 -0400 Is keeping up with TreeHugger too much work? Let us help with our newsletters. We have a daily, edited by me, and a weekly, edited by Warren McLaren. Today I muse about how Amazon is Now Selling More Digital Kindle Books Than Print Books. Have a look Full Article TreeHugger Exclusives
week Get your daily and weekly TreeHugger newsletter! By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 09:13:41 -0400 Every weekday we sum up the latest, and every weekend we round up the best and deliver it to your inbox. Sign up now! Full Article Uncategorized
week Sign up for our new improved daily and weekly newsletters By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 13:07:33 -0400 We pick the best of TreeHugger and deliver it to your mailbox or your phone every morning. Full Article Uncategorized
week Heroic cow escapes trip to slaughterhouse, hides in Dutch forest for weeks By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:01:23 -0500 And in the meantime, the bodacious bovine has become a social media star and will receive a full pardon … as soon as they can get her out of the woods. Full Article Science
week Just ending pollution from car exhaust could add three weeks to your life By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:38:57 -0400 Switching from fossil fuel powered cars could save 45,000 lives per year and on its own almost solve climate change Full Article Design
week The Week in Animals News: Mass Animal Escape, Sweaters for Penguins, and More (Slideshow) By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:00:54 -0400 Residents of Muskingum County in Ohio got quite a shock this week after dozens of exotic animals broke free from an area wildlife farm and took to the streets and highways. Full Article Science
week Six more weeks of winter, says Canada's famous albino groundhog By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:07:00 -0500 Wiarton Willie saw his shadow this morning, which means the cold weather will stick around. Full Article Science
week Stair(s) of the week solve an old loft design problem By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:25:53 -0500 Which side of the bed gets the stair? Batlab solves it with two. Full Article Design
week Stair of the week actually looks safe; Too bad about where it's going. By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2015 09:37:29 -0400 Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments. Full Article Design
week Stair of the Week floats over recessed bookcase By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Wed, 27 May 2015 07:00:00 -0400 This multifunctioning stair hides a generous bookcase underneath. Full Article Design
week Stair of the Week 'focuses on offering employees an activity-based working environment' By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:25:56 -0400 A health insurer practices what it preaches. Full Article Design
week Wild stairs of the week from 3XN By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:17:43 -0400 Here is an architect who knows how to get people on their feet. Full Article Design
week Stair of the Week cantilevers from custom bookcase By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:23:45 -0400 Architect Tamir Addadi squeezes a lot into a very small space Full Article Design
week Stair of the Week: Alternating tread stair design is also a Japanese style storage unit By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2016 15:30:31 -0400 Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe? Full Article Design
week Stair of the week creates a Jenga-like office By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:46:45 -0400 Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber. Full Article Design
week Stair of the week is a DIY spiral made out of plywood By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:14:25 -0400 It seems that these days you can build just about anything with a CNC machine. Full Article Design
week Stair of the week tells you how many calories you are burning while climbing By www.treehugger.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:07:01 -0400 A good, if not very accurate, idea. Full Article Design
