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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, energy, education, infrastructure, jobs, democrats, money, politicians, oil, katrina, research, mccain, minneapolis, traffic, virginia, budget, investment, brookings, brookings institute, trains, planning, broadband, tim kaine, manufacturing, communications, 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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  The Green List - Milk, Eggs, Bread, Fluorescent bulbs, Hybrid Cars…

  Jeffrey Hill | Sat, Apr 12th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, environment, suburbs, energy, green, sustainability, money, politicians, produce, taxpayers, consumers, connecticut, going green, green shopping, leed | 1

  Shopping green is good for businesses, political groups, builders, car companies, and oh, the environment. Knocking on doors and pressuring citizens to buy compact fluorescent bulbs and other marked products does not show concern or respect for our environment. It implies that people who cannot afford consumer goods are bad for the planet.

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  Earmarking: A Necessary Evil

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 9th, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: education, evan miller, legislation, the new argument, politicians, arizona, gop, produce, washington dc, washington d.c., congress, lobbyist, advocate, connecticut, earmarks, thenewargument, earmarking, grant smith, k street | 0

  The influence of Washington’s K Street, home to the offices of D.C.’s most prominent lobbyists, can be seen on Main Streets from Sumner, Washington to Simsbury, Connecticut. From filling potholes to installing water treatment facilities, lobbyists have a growing influence on how cities, counties and states secure funding for infrastructural needs. Unfortunately, with the continuing demonizing of the earmarking process, securing such a provision has become increasingly controversial. Evan Miller of The New Argument reports. 

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  Senate Moves to Solve Housing Crisis

  Evan Miller | Wed, Apr 2nd, 2008 | Category: Guests | Tags: california, economy, republican, foreclosure, evan miller, mortgage, architects, politicians, 2008, gop, produce, target, encourage, thenewargument | 0

  A deal reached Tuesday by negotiations between congressional leaders allows a housing stimulus package to move forward to committee and asks for a finished product to be produced in 24 hours. A bipartisan legislative priority, this stimulus package is intended to bring much needed relief to crumbling neighborhoods across the country. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports.

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  NAC attends ‘Reinventing Older Communities - How Does Place Matter?’ conference

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: Events | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, downtown, infrastructure, architects, politicians, highway, michael nutter, peter steinbrueck, valentino castellani, federal reserve bank, how does place matter, 2006 winter olympics, peter kelley, italian, highway teardown, italy, torino | 0

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia sponsored a three-day conference at the Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel from March 26 to 28, 2008. “Reinventing Older Communities” drew hundreds of politicians, planners, and architects, including Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter and former Mayor of Torino, Italy, Valentino Castellani, whose administration served during the 2006 Winter Olympic games. The focus of the conference was sustainable design with consideration to historic urban communities.

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  NAC welcomes new guest columnist Evan Miller from The New Argument

  Jeffrey Hill | Thu, Mar 27th, 2008 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: commentary, jeffrey hill, news, clinton, guest, evan miller, the new argument, politicians, washington d.c., magazine, guest columnist | 0

  Next American City is proud to announce that Evan Miller, editor of The New Argument (the Washington D.C.-based political news blog that broke the Hillary Clinton commercial baby plant story), will be contributing a weekly column to Next American City’s Daily Report every Wednesday, starting next week.

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  The Burden of Black Women

  Jeffrey Hill | Mon, Mar 24th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: jeffrey hill, transportation, news, obama, clinton, education, foreclosure, president, mortgage, politicians, color, democrat, gender, black women | 0

  Racism, sexism, foreclosure rates, economic woes - today in America, black women continue to endure the hardest trials with minimal support. As the presidential election approaches, the role of the black woman in society is starting to be recognized as both democratic candidates represent the mark of the “ism.” Let’s hope they’re not abandoned on November 5.

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  Crime On Our Minds: A Conversation Among Politicians, Academics, Police and the Commu

  John Reinhardt | Fri, Nov 16th, 2007 | Category: NAC News | City: NAC News | Tags: john reinhardt, crime, politicians, symposium, policemen, crime on our minds | 2

  
  
  SAVE THE DATE!

  
  Thursday, November 29, 5-7 PM
  Temple University, Kiva Auditorium

  Crime is on our minds...In the fall issue of THE NEXT AMERICAN CITY MAGAZINE, we took a close look at crime and the perception of crime in cities. Now we want you to be a part of that discussion. Please join THE NEXT AMERICAN CITY as we host a two-hour symposium on crime that will bring together politicians, academics, police and community representatives to discuss how we can work together to…

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