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NFL stadiums vs. the public welfare

September 16, 2015 Willy Kessler Cities, Sports, States Leave a comment

Assigned reading for today: Huffpost article on the pros and cons of publicly subsidizing wealthy NFL team owners’ desire for new stadiums. Along with

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Atlanta’s new stadium: Boost or boondoggle?

June 24, 2013 Lindsey Garner Business, Cities, Corporations, Government, Sports Leave a comment

Football and God rarely clash in the South. But the neighborhood surrounding the future $1 billion new Falcons’ stadium may be forced to lose

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Municipal stadium rip-offs: A new direction for the Occupy movement?

April 9, 2013 Arthur Lieber Banks, Business, Cities, Corporations, Financial reform, Poverty, Privatization Leave a comment

I always thought that it was a problem for the Occupy Movement to begin in late summer (2011) and then basically close up shop

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