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Shutterstock How has one of America's biggest cities resisted the medical establishment on fluoridation?
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The Uncomfortable Politics Behind the History of Urban Fires
A new book offers a sweeping look at how fire – and the way we’ve responded to and manipulated it – has shaped cities in every part of the world.
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Has the London Mayor's Office Been Too Successful?
One columnist believes it has.
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Urban Wonk
What Not to Bring to the 2012 Conventions
Your lasers, your bike locks, your pieces of wood, and any hopes you had of actually getting near the action.
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Can Baltimore Woo Immigrants?
The city prohibits police and social agencies from asking about immigration status and offers classes in Spanish. Will it work?
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Urban Wonk
Why Hasn't the Harlem Children's Zone Been Replicated Even Without Obama's Help?
As a candidate, Obama promised to bring this transformative program to 20 cities around the country. That didn't pan out, but is the president to blame?
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Texas Boy Too Big to Play Pee-Wee Football
Also, zombies are banished in Siberia and Taiwan makes it legal to buy suicide materials.
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Videos
A Visual Guide to Bad Community Meetings
From arguments to interruptions, town hall meetings can be pretty inefficient.
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Cities Are Making Natural Disasters Deadlier
Poor design and over-development have put our burgeoning urban centers at serious risk.
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India's Trickiest Urban Planning Obstacle? Gandhi's Legacy
The stated preference of India's greatest citizen for village life may be holding his country back.
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Can All-Women Cities Solve Saudi Arabia's Productivity Problem?
Seems unlikely since a segregated city will never be as creative as a diverse one.
