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Amazon's move will gentrify neighborhoods – at what social cost?

  • Written by Alexandra Staub, Associate Professor of Architecture; Affiliate Faculty, Rock Ethics Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Amazon's move will gentrify neighborhoods – at what social cost?The largest public housing complex in the country, Queensbridge Houses, is located near the spot where Amazon plans to put a new headquarters.AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

When large companies move into an area, politicians often proclaim how the new business will create jobs, increase tax revenues, and thus lead to economic growth. This is one reason...

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