If there's one thing that's in vogue in progressive circles these days, it's the virtues of localism. Locally-sourced food ought to be bought at the farmer's market, where you can meet local friends and potential yoga partners, local voices ought to receive top billing when it comes to local issues, and most of all, local communities should decide their own development. This push for "community control" is an understandable trend, given how in previous decades, central authorities wrecked cities with freeways and urban renewal.
Hey, Progressives: Your Locally-sourced Housing Policy Has Curdled Into Something Conservative
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