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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich: Conscience of the Congress (Political Figures, Cities, Electoral Politics)

He was sanguine Tuesday night when I spoke with him by phone about his gerrymandered eviction from the US House of Representatives.

Robert Scheer
City manager
The Scandal of Michigan's Emergency Managers (Urban Issues, States)

Unelected individuals are taking control of whole cities and school districts, from Flint to Benton Harbor to Detroit.

Chris Savage
New Hope for New Haven, Connecticut (US Politics, Labor Organizing and Activism, Urban Issues, Cities)

A progressive labor slate has won a historic legislative victory, overturning the traditional Democratic machine.

Paul Bass
Making Cities Matter (Urban Issues, Urban Renewal)

John Lindsay’s New York—and what it can teach us about neglected urban problems.

Joseph P. Viteritti
The Unfathomable Cuts in Housing Aid (Housing and Homelessness, Economic Policy)

Ignoring the signs of dire need, the government is slashing its housing budget.

Patrick Markee
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Urban biking
The Rise of Urban Biking (Urban Issues)

The Complete Streets movement is helping city residents reimagine their roads.

Ben Adler
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Costumed as the World Trade Center at the Buskers Fare in New York City, June 19
Proving Grounds: On the World Trade Center (Architecture, Urban Planning and Development, Books and the Arts)

How the World Trade Center turned Manhattan into a planned community.

Alyssa Katz
Will Offering Free Homes to Police Officers Help Revive Detroit? (Economics, Cities, Urban Renewal, Politics)

On MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry praises a Detroit program that provides free and reduced-priced homes to police officers.

MSNBC
Rha Goddess: Opportunity Now—Transportation (Transportation)

 "Even somebody like me can learn how to fight."

Atlantic Yards construction site
Why Do Mayors Love Sports Stadiums? (Sports, Cities, Urban Planning and Development)

Numerous cities are littered with “downtown catalysts” that failed to catalyze.

Neil DeMause
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Blogs

Amid Shutdown Scrambling, a Powerful Reminder That DC Should Be a State
John Nichols

The city of Washington lacks budget autonomy, so local officials are forced to cobble together a shutdown response. Why?

September 30, 2013
Bill de Blasio Leads New York Primary With Surge of Votes for ‘Bold Progressive Change’
John Nichols

A big primary lead for Bill de Blasio, who ran on a promise to tax the rich.

September 11, 2013
On Privatization's Cutting Edge
Rick Perlstein

Chicago’s parking meter deal doesn’t just sell off city assets—it uconstitutionally sells off the city’s very power to police itself.

September 5, 2013
Victory for Homeless Vets in LA
Jon Wiener

A federal court rules that Veterans Affairs can’t lease land for rent-a-car lot, hotel laundry and film studio storage.

August 30, 2013
'New York Times' Endorses Status Quo in Christine Quinn
John Nichols

Paper backs Christine Quinn as heir to Bloomberg. But do Democrats really want more of the same?

August 26, 2013
A Populist Insurgency in New York City
Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bill de Blasio has pitched his mayoral campaign with the most progressive and ambitious agenda in memory.

August 13, 2013
Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing
Greg Kaufmann

A Senate attempt to restore sequester cuts to low-income housing fails—housing assistance trend continues to go from bad to worse.

August 7, 2013
Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill
Josh Eidelson

The bill, requiring hourly compensation of $12.50, is a high-profile challenge to Walmart’s business model.

August 7, 2013
Democracy Disenfranchised: Detroit's Next Mayor Won't Be Allowed to Govern
John Nichols

Michigan’s Republican governor has seized control of Detroit—and there’s a lot more at stake than one city’s balance sheet.

August 7, 2013
'Quit' Isn't How Anthony Weiner Rolls
Leslie Savan

Anatomy of a near-believable performance.

August 6, 2013
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