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This Could Boil Down to Turnout in Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Miami
America's major cities lean Democratic, but these swing state metropolises could end up playing a deciding role.
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Yes, This Ad Is Offensive. But Free Speech Rides Public Transit, Too
Sometimes embracing free speech means sharing the subway with an ad that churns your stomach.
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Want to Get More Families Into a City? Pay Their Kids' College Tuition
Promise programs are springing up in Rust Belt cities. But some are working better than others. Here's why.
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Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: A Fresh Look Using Proximity to Mines
The latest evidence of this time-tested connection.
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Charts
The Tragic Geography of Disconnected Youth
One in seven young Americans are neither working nor going to school.
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What Your Skyline Says About Your City
The physical space reveals something deeper about a place.
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'We Buy Houses': Decline and Opportunity in Pittsburgh's East Suburbs
Penn Hills, Pennsylvania's foreclosure woes have left it in deep trouble. At least two entrepreneurs are cashing in.
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The Nazi Olympics, Revisited
A new exhibit at Pittsburgh’s Holocaust Center explores the most infamous of Games.
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The Geography of Bars and Restaurants
America's best cities for eating and drinking, according to Trulia.
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The U.S. Airports Most Likely To Influence the Spread of Global Disease
The worst culprits aren't necessarily the ones you'd expect.

