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Mark Blinch/Reuters Toronto Mayor Rob Ford speaks at last.
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New York City May Let Non-Citizens Vote
It would be the first major U.S. city to do so.
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The Demographic Milestone of the 2012 Election
For the first time, blacks voted at a higher rate nationally than whites.
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One Man's Quest to Free Street Trees From Their (Literal) Chains
"And I'm just one guy with one set of eyes."
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Why Your 'Green Lifestyle' Choices Don't Really Matter
All the upcycling in the world can't alter the fact that fossil fuels are safely embedded at the center of our global energy system.
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The Potential Perils of Rapid-Fire Urbanization
Former Barcelona mayor Joan Clos warns that a lack of urban planning could turn our expanding cities into powder kegs.
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Videos
The 2 Battles That Helped Launch the Environmental Movement
From the Love Canal disaster to Greenpeace's efforts to save the whales and beyond, a new documentary tracks the rise of environmentalism.
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Maps
Does Having Lots of Local Governments Help or Hurt Economic Development?
The number of local governments per capita is negatively correlated with key measures of state economic performance.
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Terrifying Images From California's Latest Wildfires
Already, 10,000 acres of the Los Angeles area have been torched.
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The Insanely Clear-Cut Case for Region-Based Immigration Visas
State governments are in a far better position to understand the immigration needs of the towns and cities within their borders.
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Workers Around the World Unite for May Day
For much of the world, the beginning of May evokes not May poles but protests.
