# politics & policy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover politics & policy. Page: Feed: --- ## [Weekly: 8.22.26](https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/weekly-roundup/weekly-8-22-26/) _2026-08-21 · Anna Jackson · Pew Research Center_ Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The number of South African refugees admitted to the U.S. so far in fiscal year 2026 – the most ever. ## [The Briefing: 8.20.26](https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/campaign/the-briefing-8-20-26/) _2026-08-20 · Sreed · Pew Research Center_ The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story ABC and its parent company, Disney, are suing the Federal Communications Commission, alleging that an early review of the network’s broadcast licenses is retaliation for its programming and that \[…\] ## [How Much of the Internet Is Written With AI?](https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/08/20/how-much-of-the-internet-is-written-with-ai/) _2026-08-20 · Janakee Chavda · Pew Research Center_ In a random sample of 10,000 webpages collected in July 2026, one-in-ten show signs of being written or substantially edited by AI. ## [Methodology](https://www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/2026/08/20/methodology-ai-content/) _2026-08-20 · Janakee Chavda · Pew Research Center_ Data collection To get a better picture of the prevalence of AI-authored content across the internet, we used webpage data sampled from Common Crawl, a nonprofit organization that collects and maintains a large web archive stretching back to 2008. Roughly once a month, Common Crawl completes a “crawl” of the observable internet, creating a snapshot \[…\] ## [Displaying the Ten Commandments in schools](https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/religion-weekly/displaying-the-ten-commandments-in-schools/) _2026-08-19 · Rebecca Leppert · Pew Research Center_ Religion & Public Life A weekly digest of the Center’s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions This secular congressman is urging Democrats to fight Christian nationalism Aug. 19 – The Washington Post \* Senate hopeful Talarico touts his faith. Texas Republicans call it blasphemy \[…\] ## [Sudoku: Week of Aug. 17, 2026](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/19/sudoku-week-of-aug-17-2026/) _2026-08-19 · Canadian Affairs Games · Canadian Affairs_ The post Sudoku: Week of Aug. 17, 2026 appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [Crossword: Sesquipedalianism](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/19/crossword-sesquipedalianism/) _2026-08-19 · Canadian Affairs Games · Canadian Affairs_ The post Crossword: Sesquipedalianism appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [Is teen summer employment in the U.S. rebounding after a long fade?](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/19/after-a-long-fade-is-teen-summer-employment-in-the-us-rebounding/) _2026-08-19 · Beshay · Pew Research Center_ Only 35.5% of U.S. teens ages 16 to 19 worked this summer, up slightly from 2025 but far below the more than half who worked most summers before 2000. ## [Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/18/young-adults-in-the-us-are-increasingly-wary-of-ai-concerned-it-will-take-jobs/) _2026-08-18 · Beshay · Pew Research Center_ About half of Americans say they're more concerned than excited about AI, and young adults' concern is rising. ## [Refugee admissions to the U.S. are dropping sharply in Trump’s second term](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/17/refugee-admissions-to-the-us-are-dropping-sharply-in-trumps-second-term/) _2026-08-17 · Beshay · Pew Research Center_ U.S. refugee admissions have dropped sharply in Trump's second term, with just over 10,000 so far in fiscal 2026, down from about 38,000 in fiscal 2025. ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/b3tjE4tNDPBC) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Meme of the Week: Patents and Copyrights Have a Monopoly Problem](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/08/16/meme-of-the-week-patents-and-copyrights-have-a-monopoly-problem/) _2026-08-16 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ Patents and Copyrights occupy a weird in-between in that they act both as a reward for discovering an innovation and an exclusive, finite, monopoly privilege to control a particular innovation. Rewarding innovation is good since it means encouraging people to not just innovate, but to publicize them instead of keeping them as secret for something \[…\] ## [How TPS has changed under Trump](https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/weekly-roundup/how-tps-has-changed-under-trump/) _2026-08-14 · Anna Jackson · Pew Research Center_ Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. parents with kids under 18 who are highly confident the childhood vaccine schedule is safe, according to a fall 2025 survey. Another 27% are somewhat confident, while 24% are not too or not at all confident. ## [Errata: Spring 2024 Survey Data](https://www.pewresearch.org/2026/08/14/errata-spring-2024-survey-data/) _2026-08-14 · Janakee Chavda · Pew Research Center_ ## [Forbes fires top editor over secret payment](https://www.pewresearch.org/newsletter/the-briefing/forbes-fires-top-editor-over-secret-payment/) _2026-08-13 · Nformankatz · Pew Research Center_ The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story The top editor of Forbes was fired after failing to disclose a $6 million payment from the founder of a company that does business with the publication, igniting questions \[…\] ## [Sudoku: Week of Aug. 10, 2026](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/12/sudoku-week-of-aug-10-2026/) _2026-08-12 · Canadian Affairs Games · Canadian Affairs_ The post Sudoku: Week of Aug. 10, 2026 appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [Crossword: First Nations](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/12/crossword-first-nations/) _2026-08-12 · Canadian Affairs Games · Canadian Affairs_ The post Crossword: First Nations appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [Meme of the Week: Governments Have It Backwards](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/08/11/meme-of-the-week-governments-have-it-backwards/) _2026-08-11 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ This post came a couple days late, sorry about that. Explanation: When I say other finite resources, I’m also including non-land natural resources as well as exclusive legal monopolies like patents and copyrights over a particular innovation, or the ability to control naturally monopolistic industries like utilities (check out this list for some more good \[…\] ## [‘Every hand goes up’: How charities are rethinking their strategy and vision](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/11/every-hand-goes-up-how-charities-are-rethinking-their-strategy-and-vision/) _2026-08-11 · John Longhurst · Canadian Affairs_ From closing the awareness gap to exploring impact investing, two sector leaders map out new paths for generosity The post ‘Every hand goes up’: How charities are rethinking their strategy and vision appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [World Humanist Congress comes to Ottawa — after U.S. plans fall through](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/07/world-humanist-congress-comes-to-ottawa-after-u-s-plans-fall-through/) _2026-08-07 · John Longhurst · Canadian Affairs_ Organizers moved the event to Canada over fears the American political climate could deter international attendees The post World Humanist Congress comes to Ottawa — after U.S. plans fall through appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [Sudoku: Week of Aug. 3, 2026](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/06/sudoku-week-of-aug-3-2026/) _2026-08-06 · Canadian Affairs Games · Canadian Affairs_ The post Sudoku: Week of Aug. 3, 2026 appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NzM9f75mFwLY) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [Crossword: Clean Slate](https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/08/06/crossword-clean-slate/) _2026-08-06 · Canadian Affairs Games · Canadian Affairs_ The post Crossword: Clean Slate appeared first on Canadian Affairs . ## [Meme of the Week: Don’t forget, more homes starts with better land policy](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/08/03/dont-forget-more-homes-starts-with-better-land-policy/) _2026-08-03 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ Explanation as always: Before we can go about building housing, we first have to buy and use land. Unfortunately, due to issues like land speculation and overly-restrictive zoning, as well as taxing the work and investment that goes into building housing, our ability to buy and use our land is heavily constrained and so too \[…\] ## [Meme of the Week: Not the Response You Want to the Housing Crisis](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/07/26/meme-of-the-week-not-the-response-you-want-to-the-housing-crisis/) _2026-07-26 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ Context: As has been mentioned many times before, the best way to reform property taxes to make housing affordable is to universally exempt buildings and transform them into taxes on the value of land. Doing so removes the burden placed on making new buildings while keeping the onus on landowners not to hold the finite \[…\] ## [Meme of the Week: The Georgist Rabbit Hole](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/07/19/meme-of-the-week-the-georgist-rabbit-hole/) _2026-07-19 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ For anyone who wants to see, here are some good links to lists of what Georgists would like to target: Overall, there are a lot of finite (in other words non-reproducible) resources (both natural and artificial) which create economic rent that Georgists can either recoup or deal with in other ways. Land remains the biggest, \[…\] ## [Meme of the Week: Don’t Pull a California](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/07/08/meme-of-the-week-dont-pull-a-california/) _2026-07-08 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ Sorry for the hiatus, MOTW postings are making a comeback Explanation: Amid the ongoing property tax revolt, it’s important to remember that there is a good yolk of necessity in the property tax that should be followed rather than shied away from, that being the need to recompense land. Right now our property taxes include \[…\] ## [MAPP appoints Harvey as surveying director in central London team](https://www.propertyweek.com/news/mapp-hires-kay-harvey-as-director-in-central-london) _2026-07-01 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ She was previously head of property management at Real Estate Management (UK), where she oversaw properties including The Shard. The post MAPP appoints Harvey as surveying director in central London team appeared first on Property Week . ## [London developers increase offloading of homes to bulk buyers, says CBRE](https://www.propertyweek.com/developers/london-developers-increase-offloading-of-homes-to-bulk-buyers-says-cbre) _2026-06-29 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ The agency said more than a third of homes in the capital initially built for private sale were bought in bulk last year, up from a quarter in 2024. The post London developers increase offloading of homes to bulk buyers, says CBRE appeared first on Property Week . ## [A New Digital “Georgist” Game Aims to Rewire How Players Think About Property and Wealth](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/06/23/a-new-digital-georgist-game-aims-to-rewire-how-players-think-about-property-and-wealth/) _2026-06-23 · Eric Reingardt · The Daily Renter_ A new online multiplayer game called Prosperity officially opened to the public on June 15, 2026, entering an already crowded digital gaming landscape with an unusually explicit ambition: to make economic philosophy playable. The browser-based title reframes property competition through the lens of Georgist economics, drawing direct inspiration from the early 20th-century board game The \[…\] ## [Green Revenue: How Henry George’s Ideas Can Help Protect Nature](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/06/08/green-revenue-how-henry-georges-ideas-can-help-protect-nature/) _2026-06-08 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ A common group of questions I’ve seen Georgists get asked on the internet relates to how Henry George’s ideas would impact the use of nature. Some question if a land value tax would encourage sprawl and the development of every parcel under the sun, others if it would entail the destruction of public parks. The \[…\] ## [Yes, a Land Value Tax Is Possible in Washington State](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/06/06/yes-a-land-value-tax-is-possible-in-washington-state/) _2026-06-06 · Eric Reingardt · The Daily Renter_ A new report modeling a property tax building exemption in Spokane rebalances incentives toward community goals, encouraging homebuilding and discouraging in-city vacant land speculation. ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wvKq93loaXV0) _2026-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [Reducing Inequality While Growing the Economy: Why We Must End Private Rents in Finite Assets](https://thedailyrenter.com/2026/05/25/reducing-inequality-while-growing-the-economy-why-we-must-end-private-rents-in-finite-assets/) _2026-05-25 · Jimbo · The Daily Renter_ Disclaimer: To avoid any confusion, the term rent in the title refers to economic rent, the returns to finite assets. It does not mean the contract rent gotten from leasing out any asset to another person. When it comes to the market economy, there exists a fundamental distinction between the goods and services, be it \[…\] ## [AI platform takes 20,000 sq ft at Helical’s City campus](https://www.propertyweek.com/developers/ai-platform-takes-20000-sq-ft-at-helicals-city-campus) _2026-03-02 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ The tenant line-up at the Old Street campus will be boosted by the arrival of incident.io in July, as the developer seeks to refill the scheme following WeWork's 2023 departure. The post AI platform takes 20,000 sq ft at Helical’s City campus appeared first on Property Week . ## [Fairground attraction Fairgame takes City space at Landsec’s One New Change](https://www.propertyweek.com/regions/london/fairground-attraction-fairgame-takes-24500-sq-ft-at-landsecs-one-new-change) _2025-07-29 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ The office and retail centre next to St Paul's Cathedral will host a modern, 'reimagined' fairground featuring 12 games spread across the bottom floor of the venue. The post Fairground attraction Fairgame takes City space at Landsec’s One New Change appeared first on Property Week . ## [Avison Young names Hanna head of UK market intelligence and strategy](https://www.propertyweek.com/news/avison-young-names-hanna-head-of-uk-market-intelligence-and-strategy) _2025-07-08 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ Specialist in politics and urbanism, who once worked for foreign secretary David Lammy, adds to London co-MD role. The post Avison Young names Hanna head of UK market intelligence and strategy appeared first on Property Week . ## [Medina Capital sells east London residential site to Persimmon](https://www.propertyweek.com/housebuilders/persimmon-buys-medina-capitals-50m-resi-site-in-east-london) _2025-07-08 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ The sale of the Capital Gate site in Hainault is the company's first exit to a major housebuilder. The post Medina Capital sells east London residential site to Persimmon appeared first on Property Week . ## [Hartnell Taylor Cook hires Spero as investment director](https://www.propertyweek.com/finance/hartnell-taylor-cook-hires-oliver-spero-as-investment-director) _2025-06-10 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ He has a background specialising in acquisitions, disposals and portfolio management across a range of property sectors, including offices, retail, life sciences and logistics. The post Hartnell Taylor Cook hires Spero as investment director appeared first on Property Week . ## [Workspace Group returns to profit despite headwinds](https://www.propertyweek.com/news/workspace-group-returns-to-profit-despite-headwinds) _2025-06-05 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ The flexible workspace provider delivered a pre-tax profit of £5.4m in the 12 months to the end of March. The post Workspace Group returns to profit despite headwinds appeared first on Property Week . ## [British Land seeks partner for 31-storey Euston Tower development](https://www.propertyweek.com/markets/offices/british-land-seeks-partner-for-31-storey-euston-tower) _2025-06-03 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ The redeveloped tower at BL's central London Regent’s Place campus will offer 560,000 sq ft of workspace. The post British Land seeks partner for 31-storey Euston Tower development appeared first on Property Week . ## [Newmark hires Wallis for UK valuation team](https://www.propertyweek.com/people/people-moves/newmark-hires-wallis-for-uk-valuation-team) _2025-05-28 · Lawrie Holmes · Latest London Property News, Reviews & Blogs | Property Week_ Industry veteran previously led CBRE’s London residential valuation team and was a partner at Knight Frank. The post Newmark hires Wallis for UK valuation team appeared first on Property Week .