Storefront Stagnation: Coping With Neighborhood Retail’s New Realities
We miss the locally owned shops that once sustained community on our Main Streets. We need to try to sustain them in a radically different economic world.
THE FUTURE OF Community Design
Houston is The Nation's Most Diverse City: Report
A report from WalletHub ranked the diversity of 501 cities, using thirteen different metrics. Houston, Texas, was the most diverse while Provo, Utah, was the least.
THE FUTURE OF What’s Happening Now
Pandemic Provokes City vs. State Conflicts
The coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 elections have increased the number of states preempting local laws and ordinances, especially where cities and states were run by different political parties.
West Virginia Bill Looks to Censor Social Media
Can the government regulate information shared by social media companies during an election? According to one West Virginia lawmaker, the answer is "yes." The ACLU, however, says not so fast.
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Why We Need to Electrify America’s School Bus Fleet
Diesel fumes spewed by the buses we're using poison children, drivers and neighborhoods. Transitioning to electric buses also can create good jobs and healthier communities.
Students Flocked to Cyber-Charter Schools This Year. So Did District Revenue and Federal Relief Funds
Like brick and mortar charter schools, cyber-charters are funded by contributions from public school districts. Districts pay the online schools an annual rate for each of their students who opt to enroll in one.
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MLB’s Decision to Drop Atlanta Highlights the Economic Power Companies Can Wield Over Lawmakers – When They Choose To
Usually, companies use this power to secure financial benefits for themselves, such as tax or regulation relief. But increasingly, they're using it for social causes as well.
The number of Arkansas state Representatives who voted to pass a bill that would amend current state law and allow teachers in public schools to teach creationism as a part of the curriculum. All 72 of the representatives that approved the legislation are Republican. The state is likely to face legal challenges if the bill becomes law.
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick Create Perfect Hemingway Documentary
Ken Burns and his team have helped put American history in context through documentaries on topics ranging from the Civil War and Vietnam to jazz and baseball. Their latest takes on one of America’s greatest and complicated writers.
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Cities Focus on Urban Curbs and How to Manage Them
Once an overlooked part of the urban landscape, the curb is now considered hot real estate in many cities. The demands of delivery services, ridesharing and micromobility have cities re-examining how they manage their assets.
Can the Left Reclaim Populism With Biden as the Modern FDR?
A prolific and outspoken author contends the term "populism" has been turned on its head, and not since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has the White House been occupied by a man of the people.
Flying Taxis: They May Be More Than Just Pie in the Sky
Ten years from now, we could be zipping through town by air like the Jetsons. But there are many complications to be worked out first.
Can the Left Reclaim Populism With Biden as the Modern FDR?
A prolific and outspoken author contends the term "populism" has been turned on its head, and not since Franklin Delano Roosevelt has the White House been occupied by a man of the people.
