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Nov 11th, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: South | Cities: New Orleans |
When the federal government decided to build a hospital on top of a New Orleans neighborhood, several housing nonprofits and citizens hatched a plan to move threatened homes. (
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Jul 19th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix |
A new immigration-reform alliance is making promising strides in uniting business leaders and local politicians around a controversial issue. (
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Mar 1st, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: Central, South, West Coast | Cities: Phoenix, St. Louis |
A report on the growing movements in some Latino communities to boycott the 2010 Census, and the possible consequences of both Latino participation and non-participation in the count. (
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Aug 27th, 2009 | Topic: Governance, Economy | Region: | Cities: Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. |
In a web exclusive, Maggie Tishman takes a close look at the poverty line, an official measurement that many think is antiquated—and maybe even dead wrong. Here, a look at the line’s modest origins, and some possible alternatives being implemented in America’s cities. (
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Apr 3rd, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Houston |
In her column, Borderline, Maggie Tishman looks at the Border Patrol’s controversial new weed-killing plan. (
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Mar 30th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
Urban Outfitters sells clothes, and an up-and-coming neighborhood, to fashion-conscious residents of Nashville. (
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Mar 17th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
In the latest installment of her column, Borderline, Maggie Tishman looks past the Killian’s to see St. Patrick’s Day as a chance to talk immigration reform. (
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Feb 25th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: New York |
In the second installment of her column, Borderline, Maggie Tishman discusses how Army recruiters in New York City are getting creative, looking to recruit new citizens to fill the armed-forces gap. (
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Feb 16th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
This week and next,
americancity.org will premiere a series of columns whose writers will address urban issues ranging from culture to design, diversity to transportation and poverty to politics. Today brings the first installment of “The Borderline,” in which columnist Maggie Tishman covers immigration and cities. Today, she discusses a new health care reform bill that aims to expand coverage for immigrant children. (
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Feb 11th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Pittsburgh |
As the days get longer, Pittsburgh gears up its citywide solar-power initiative.
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When the federal government decided to build a hospital on top of a New Orleans neighborhood, several housing nonprofits and citizens hatched a plan to move threatened homes. (keep reading…)
A new immigration-reform alliance is making promising strides in uniting business leaders and local politicians around a controversial issue. (keep reading…)
A report on the growing movements in some Latino communities to boycott the 2010 Census, and the possible consequences of both Latino participation and non-participation in the count. (keep reading…)
In a web exclusive, Maggie Tishman takes a close look at the poverty line, an official measurement that many think is antiquated—and maybe even dead wrong. Here, a look at the line’s modest origins, and some possible alternatives being implemented in America’s cities. (keep reading…)
