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Democracy in America
Flag of the Day: Confederacy Sustains a Blow in Minnesota
The rise and fall of the South, as staged in the backyard of West St. Paul councilman Ed Hansen.
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New York City in Line for Dozens of '100-Year Floods' Every Century
If the climate continues to warm, Manhattan could face crippling deluges every 3 to 20 years by the end of the century, say MIT researchers.
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Explaining a City in 3 Exhibits
The Boston Society of Architects museum explains why the city is the way it is.
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Using Kaleidoscopic Mirrors to Fight India's Littering Problem
The Cleanoscope, a public trashcan in Mumbai that looks like a kaleidoscope, is meant to make throwing away trash fun.
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Postcard
Postcard From Fraser Valley
The case of some missing auctioned goats.
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What We Can Learn From Urban Nostalgia
Artifacts from the past can teach us a lot about walkable, transit-oriented spaces.
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Can Nashville Shake Its Sprawling Past?
It's the nation's most spread-out city. Can an ambitious new transportation plan change that?
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At Charlotte's New Walmart, a Transit Promise Unfulfilled
The city pledged transit-oriented development around the store — so why is it building roads?
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Moscow Government Buildings to Be Converted to Housing
Moving ministries to the outskirts would leave opportunities for reuse in the crowded core.
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The Geography of U.S. Economic Confidence
Why Americans in some states feel more secure in their economic future.

