Yoni Appelbaum

1 month ago | laist.com | Yoni Appelbaum

Independent audit finds lack of tracking in LA city homelessness spendingL.A. city officials have made it impossible to accurately track homelessness spending, in large part by outsourcing to an agency that has failed to collect accurate data on its vendors and hold them accountable, according to findings from an independent audit commissioned by a federal judge. The problems heighten the risk of tax dollars being misspent, auditors found after reviewing $2.4 billion in city funding.

1 month ago | thephiladelphiacitizen.org | Yoni Appelbaum |Michael Baharaeen |Nick Paumgarten

National news these days is overwhelming. It comes out fast. It changes by the hour. It often raises more questions than it answers. And, depending on where you’re getting your news, it does little more than reinforce our biases. This is bad — for our well-being, our ability to engage, and our democracy. That’s why, in late February, Citizen Co-founder Larry Platt offered our readers a path through the fog:You are your own editor these days.

2 months ago | lithub.com | Yoni Appelbaum

On a sandy stretch of land along Massachusetts Bay, people pretending to be my ancestors dress in antiquated clothing and welcome visitors into their rude wooden huts. They call this tourist trap “Plimoth,” misspelling it for added authenticity. None of the structures are original; the buildings are miles distant from the historic site they imaginatively re-create.

2 months ago | msn.com | Yoni Appelbaum

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2 months ago | theatlantic.com | Yoni Appelbaum

Listen1.0x0:0052:29Listen to more stories on harkThis article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The idea that people should be able to choose their own communities—instead of being stuck where they are born—is a distinctly American innovation. It is the foundation for the country’s prosperity and democracy, and it just may be America’s most profound contribution to the world. No society has ever been as mobile as the United States once was.