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  Brookings: U.S. Is Literally Falling Apart

  Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Jul 26th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: jeffrey hill, economy, education, energy, infrastructure, jobs, money, democrats, politicians, oil, katrina, mccain, research, minneapolis, traffic, virginia, budget, investment, brookings, brookings institute, trains, planning, broadband, tim kaine, communications, manufacturing, technology, fcc | 0

  Next American City’s Jeffrey Hill was on hand at The Brookings Institute’s Hamilton Project panel discussion last Friday, validating his predictions over the last few months over infrastructure. As Linda Richman would say - America’s infrastructure is neither “in” nor “structured,” discuss…

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• Headlines

  City graduation rates, Harlem’s green building, Ralph Rapson dies, Next American City vs. Big Oil?

  Jeffrey Hill | Tue, Apr 1st, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, news, detroit, building, energy, architecture, green, oil, minneapolis, harlem, forbes, austin, whole foods, toyota, ralph rapson | 0

  New reports shows 50 of the largest cities in the U.S. have high school graduation rates lower than 50 percent. Philadelphia City Council rethinks urban planning strategy. David & Joyce Dinkins Gardens, built in Harlem, features green standards and Next American City chosen as one of the panelists to grill big oil companies at new congressional hearing? Today’s headlines.

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• Headlines

  Obama’s 3rd opponent, power, lighting, Bob Barker, more

  David Anderson | Wed, Feb 27th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: new york city, hillary clinton, barack obama, david anderson, los angeles, seattle, denver, minneapolis, intellectual property, seattle school district, institutional memory, pet sterilization, air conditioning, slingshot, counterfeit, street lighting, ralph nader, power outage, bob barker, university of washington | 0

  Nader unloads on Obama, Clinton

  Ralph Nader to the rescue. His third run at the Presidency, he told Politico, is due to the “spinelessness of the potential Democratic nominees, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.).” He cites Obama’s “relatively mediocre” Senate record as well as Clinton being “a panderer and a flatterer.” Nader knows his chances are slim as he admits, “‘Obviously, the system is triple-rigged against any small candidate.’” His run is more a…

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• Headlines

  SoDal, Kampala Green, Urban Peripheries, Semicolon Love , more

  Hayley Richardson | Mon, Feb 18th, 2008 | Category: Headlines | City: Headlines | Tags: hayley richardson, new york city, transit, minneapolis, dallas, dulles airport, walker art center, semicolon, green space, urban peripheries, sodal, transition towns, kampala, favelas, peak oil | 0

  Fixing Southern Dallas (Start by Calling it SoDal)

  “Fixing southern Dallas requires interrupting the cycle of failure and creating enough reverse momentum for success to start breeding success. It won’t be easy, and it won’t happen quickly, but here are some ways that might help get it started:”

  Transition Towns

  “The Transition Towns movement, a coalition of community-led response initiatives to peak oil and climate change, has been spreading rapidly. Starting in Ireland, and…

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• Headlines

  La Cosa Nostra, acts of god, perfectly fine transactions, tap that, more

  Meredith Aska McBride | Mon, Feb 4th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hillary clinton, meredith aska mcbride, minneapolis, crack, texas, la cosa nostra, gambino family, god, border fence, tugboat, mafia, siciliani, antonio villaraigosa, tornados, transactions, macy's | 0

  Big Mob Sweep Nets Gambino Hierarchy

  “The charges, which are being brought in United States District Court in Brooklyn and state Supreme Court in Queens, also include seven murders — three dating back more than a quarter century — along with racketeering, extortion and state gambling charges, officials said.

  “The arrests by the F.B.I. and investigators from several other agencies were coordinated with a sweep that netted dozens of accused organized crime figures in Sicily. Those…

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• Headlines

  Regal Rants, Starbucks Closing, Sustainable Sewage, McMansion Imposion, more…

  Hayley Richardson | Fri, Feb 1st, 2008 | Category: Commentary | City: Headlines | Tags: commentary, hayley richardson, minneapolis, raleigh 49th largest city, peachtree streetcar project, starbucks closing, prince charles, shanghai urban planning exhibition | 0

  Urban Planning in Shanghai

  “To put the city’s dizzying growth in perspective, a visit to the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition is far more interesting than its dry name suggests, even if it doesn’t address the stickier issues like, what will this frenzy of development mean for the the people who live within the Shanghai city limits now?”

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  Ranting Against Skyscrapers, British-Style

  “Britain’s Prince Charles has warned skyscrapers are “disfiguring” London’s skyline and…

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• The Daily Report

  Immigrants and Crime, Wi-Fi Failures, Nairobi’s Astonishing Growth, and More

  John Reinhardt | Wed, Oct 24th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: commentary, john reinhardt, crime, minneapolis, wi-fi failures, nairobi, moving forward, nairobi's astonishing growth | 0

  Election Coverage: Create an attractive place for immigrants, lose federal dollars?

  Somebody didn’t read Pooja Shah’s article.  “Republican Fred Thompson said Tuesday the government should yank federal dollars from cities and states that don’t report illegal immigrants.

  In his first major policy proposal, Thompson challenged presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney by criticizing ``sanctuary cities’’ where city workers are barred from reporting suspected illegal immigrants…

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• NAC News

  Minneapolis: The Next American City is coming to town - October 23

  John Reinhardt | Thu, Oct 18th, 2007 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: john reinhardt, minneapolis, minnesota | 0

  Twin City residents – The Next American City is hosting a subscriber party in your town!  Head over to the River West Condominiums in Minneapolis (401 S 1st St) after work for some engaging conversation and a chance to meet fellow Twin City residents who share your same passion for cities.  $20 provides a one year subscription and free food and drink at the party.  (The event is free for current subscribers.) Michelle Kuly, The Next American City’s publisher, will be on hand to field…

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