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The Ruse of the Creative Class
Cities that shelled out big bucks to learn Richard Florida's prescription for vibrant urbanism are now hearing they may be beyond help.
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Gentrification Hangover
Can a new era of affordable housing be created from the wreckage
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The Work Around
How some supervisors of low-wage workers break the rules
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On the Books
Could microloans help America's informal entrepreneurs become
business owners -- and rescue urban economies in the process?
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Gay on Trial
After state-level defeats, lawyers are taking the case for gay rights to federal court.
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Beyond Bars
The "tough on crime" era is coming to an end, leaving bloated prisons and blighted neighborhoods in its wake. But what's next?
A parole agent uses a flashlight to inspect a GPS locater worn on the ankle of a parolee.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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One More Bubble to Go
We've relied on a robust dollar to see us through the crisis, but that cushion is about to disappear.
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Don't Blame the Billionaires
It's time for liberals to worry less about inequality.
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Wall Street Meets Its Match
If Congress ends up with effective financial regulation, Sen. Maria Cantwell will deserve a lot of the credit.
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Fed Up With Federalism
Why isn't the stimulus working? States are sucking up funding faster than the federal government is pumping it in.
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Is Democracy a Dirty Word?
Obama is distancing himself from Bush's pro-democracy agenda. Activists are worried about the consequences.
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Let's Make a Deal
A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.
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Twilight of the Op-Ed Columnist
Are syndicated opinion writers a dying breed?
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The Innovation Administration
The White House assumes that newer ideas are always better, but that's not necessarily the case.
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The Myth of Too Big to Fail
Breaking up sprawling institutions won't be enough to
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The Obstacles to Real Health-Care Reform
How a series of roadblocks and compromises shaped the health-care debate -- and why the battle doesn't end when Obama signs a bill.
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Constant Comment
How Kathleen Parker became America's most-read woman columnist.
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Childbirth at the Global Crossroads
Women in the developing world who are paid to bear other people's children test the emotional limits of the international service economy.
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How Detroit Went Bottom-Up
Outsourcing has made the automotive industry so co-dependent and fragile that one company's downfall is every company's concern.
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Refugees of Diversity
One man's journey into the whitest -- and fastest growing -- communities in America.
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See Jerry Run. Again.
California, still living with the consequences of Jerry Brown's first governorship, is poised to elect him again.
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Overdue Process
When it comes to terrorist suspects in detention, Obama is finding that Bush set a difficult precedent to break.
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There Goes the Neighborhood
Housing speculators are back, and they're hindering efforts at block-by-block revitalization.
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The Truth About Tuition
The conversation about college costs shouldn't end at student loans.
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Present at the Re-Creation
These seven liberal financial experts are our best hope for truly fixing the economy.
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Aborting Health Reform
Without reproductive-health coverage, any public insurance plan is doomed to fail.
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Suburban Ghetto
Segregation, not immigration, is to blame for the growth of Hispanic gangs.
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Suburban Ghetto
Segregation, not immigration, is to blame for the growth of Hispanic gangs.
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