Nate Berg
Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist.
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Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist. He has contributed to The New York Times, National Public Radio, Wired, Fast Company, Metropolis, Next American City, Dwell, the Christian Science Monitor, the Guardian, and Domus, among others. Nate studied print journalism and environmental planning at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.
Socialism Evolves In The Kibbutz
<p>Individual ownership, privately operated services, and professional management are part of the new face of the kibbutz -- Israel's cooperative intentional communities founded on Marxist and socialist principles.</p>
Parkspace And Preservation In Plans For Downtown Houston Revival
<p>Billions have been invested in redeveloping Houston's downtown. Now, civic boosters are looking to revive a waterfront section of the city by creating active parkspace and increasing preservation efforts for a nearby historic building.</p>
Residents Propose Secession From Struggling Gary, Indiana
<p>Citing the city's poor economic stature, residents of a section of Gary, Indiana, are proposing that they split from the city. Some say race and class differences are the undercurrents spurring the idea.</p>
New Orleans Neighborhoods Remain Abandoned
<p>Two years later, many New Orleans neighborhoods remain abandoned and former residents report no intentions of returning.</p>
The Most Expensive Homes In The World
<p>Five mansions on the U.S. housing market are looking to become the most expensive homes ever sold in the country, and maybe the world.</p>