in which I fail to say no to joining a group blog on cities and community development

[miriamjoyce]

So, welcome to Rooflines, courtesy of the National Housing Institute.

My first post is entitled, grandiosely, Preparing for Peak Oil: Nutty Survivalism or Crucial Equity Issue?

I have committed to posting on Thursdays, and I might well post more often. (Though I probably shouldn't if I know what's good for my work life.)

If you're interested in

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[miriamjoyce]

I don't immediately see a way to edit--since my posts go to an editor before going live it's not supposed to be my problem. But I pointed it out to them. Thanks.

I think you're right that relying on nongovernmental solutions sounds more sustainable, though interim policies that could afford people the break from immediate crisis necessary to focus on long term planning would be useful. Rent control, despite the economists' near universal disdain, works decently, subject to fine-tuning, but it's been a political nonstarter for decades. One of my concerns is that once everyone is suffering, it's going to be hard to get anyone to do anything to help those suffering *more*.