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Why Big Cities Make Media Liberal
And why the Koch Brothers can't do anything about it, even if they buy up the Tribune papers.
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Do Long Commutes Discourage Married Women From Working?
A new study finds that they do — to a very considerable extent.
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Manhunts Are the New Car Chases
Urban manhunts have captivated cities and provided fodder for a frenzied 24-hour media. But at what cost?
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3 Reasons to Keep Amtrak's Long-Distance Trains Running
Even though they lose about a half a billion dollars a year.
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Imagining the World's Cities in the Ocean-Dominated 'Hunger Games' Universe
If climate change caused the waters to rise by 500 feet, this is what major international cities might look like.
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Major U.S. Cities Remain on High Alert Following Boston Marathon Attacks
New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. have stepped up police presence on transit, at tourist attractions, and near hotels.
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Should We Be Zoning With Crime in Mind?
If residential areas are safer than commercial ones, it would seem so.
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America's Most Post-Industrial Metros
The cities that lead America's transition from a goods-producing to service economy.
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Grotesquely Polluted Landscapes ... or Beautiful Art?
Photographer David Maisel has a knack for capturing the beauty and the horror of contaminated mines and toxic lakes.
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Symbols Worth Saving: The Best #CityReads of the Week
Our weekly roundup of the most intriguing articles about cities and urbanism we've come across in the past seven days.
