Keith Taylor | The Peoples’ Professor

The Built Environment  - Possibility Lab

Energy bills keep going up & most people feel like there’s nothing they can do about it. @keithataylor.bsky.social with #UCDavis and #UCANR is working on practical ways to give communities more say & more options. Check out his latest work: possibilitylab.berkeley.edu/the-built-en...

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Musk's SpaceX town in Texas warns residents they may lose right to 'continue using' their property Starbase was officially formed earlier this month after Elon Musk's aerospace and defense contractor prevailed in a local election.

Because of course.

www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/e...

Private Equity Delivers the Strongest Returns for Public Servants - American Investment Council New AIC report found private equity to be the best returning asset class for public pensions, delivering median annualized returns of 15% over a 10-year period WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the American Inv...

But the industry associations will say otherwise… www.investmentcouncil.org/private-equi...

PE's dropping asset values are a warning sign for public pension plans - PitchBook Declining private equity asset values may translate into depressed returns and a lower national funded ratio for public pension plans.

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Overdue. Each branch should develop their own capacities that enhance their independence.

Money for nothing: is universal basic income about to transform society? The concept of a guaranteed income is gaining traction as a solution to the impact of AI and way to encourage more rewarding and socially valuable work

Can we all just admit that the tech bros were very insincere about being taxed to provide UBI in the instance that AI comes for our jobs? www.theguardian.com/society/arti...

This is incredibly unnecessary and dangerous.

See Where Federal Dollars Flow to Universities Around the Country The Trump administration has targeted a few elite universities with its threats to freeze funding. But many more schools around the country are vulnerable.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Global dividends jumped to a record $1.75 trillion in 2024 Global dividends grew to a record $1.75 trillion in 2024, up 6.6% on an underlying basis Headline growth of 5.2% reflected lower one-off special dividends and the stronger US dollar 17 countries out o...

All of that capital could have been invested in making the economy better. Instead, shareholders reaped the rewards. www.janushenderson.com/corporate/pr...

Is it harmful or helpful? Examining the causes and consequences of generative AI usage among university students - International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education While the discussion on generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, is making waves in academia and the popular press, there is a need for more insight into the use of ChatGPT among students ...

Are you a student using AI? You’re likely to perform lower. educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....

The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Less social media is good for your health
www.nber.org/papers/w33697

More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late, survey says Consumers are using buy now, pay later plans to pay for essentials such as groceries, as concerns around the economy grow.

www.cnbc.com/2025/04/26/a...

Bill aims to give Maine mobile home residents first chance to buy parks A group of residents in Friendly Village are hoping to buy the park themselves.

Excellent! Lets also do this for renters, everywhere. wgme.com/news/local/s...

Automaker’s Tariff Plan: Cut Jobs And Pay Off Wall Street Stellantis laid off a thousand U.S. workers in response to tariffs, then authorized billions in shareholder payouts.

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Its going to get very bad if the federal government recedes from disaster recovery.

Firms don’t want to tell their employees when automation-driven job loss is on the horizon. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Private equity is more stuck than ever — and secondaries will benefit Investors with cash during a crisis can benefit, but PE-owned companies tend to have a lot of debt

www.ft.com/content/35b0...

Can the credit union movement seize the day? Report on the annual conference of the Association of British Credit Unions, with insights on community development, regulation and AI

www.thenews.coop/can-the-cred...

'Membership is our superpower': How Co-op used loyalty to bolster its bottom line - Retail Gazette Co-op revealed that its profits had quadrupled in its full year results today (3 April), as it leveraged its membership scheme to drive growth.

www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/04...

Grocery co-ops outpaced their competition in same-store sales growth www.ncg.coop/sites/defaul...

Wisconsin's Construction Training Program Could Serve as National Model The construction industry is short by nearly a half-million workers. More states could emulate Wisconsin's growing apprentice program.

We need this at national scale. www.governing.com/workforce/wi...

OpenAI may 'adjust' its safeguards if rivals release 'high-risk' AI | TechCrunch In an update to its Preparedness Framework, OpenAI says it may 'adjust' its safety requirements if a rival lab releases 'high-risk' AI.

Safety first, as long as it's a competitive advantage techcrunch.com/2025/04/15/o...

Private Equity and University Endowments: What’s the Return? Uncover the truth behind private equity and university endowments. What’s the actual return on these significant investments?

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Crémieux on X: "Major academic publishers have profit margins like the some of the most profitable major tech companies. https://t.co/tRKT8RxOcI" / X Major academic publishers have profit margins like the some of the most profitable major tech companies. https://t.co/tRKT8RxOcI

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They don’t make politicians like they used to.

65% Of Amazon Sellers Raised Prices In 2024. Did Shoppers Notice? Inflation remains a hot button issue in the U.S. despite its cooling from 2021 highs.

www.forbes.com/sites/garydr...

Rethinking Retirement Savings - Harvard Law Review At the end of 2020, Americans held a collective $35 trillion in their retirement accounts. To put this in perspective, $35 trillion is larger...

A must read from Jason Fernandes and Janelle Orsi on how the fiduciary rules around retirement accounts have perverse effects at-scale harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-13...

Outrageous. Credit unions are owned and governed by their members. For mgmt to be doing this indicates that some credit unions are more in service to the mgmt than the members. Members should ask their representative boards *what gives,* and if the response is unsatisfactory, campaign for the board.