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Empathy, Cities, and the Future of American Politics
Empathy, Cities, and the Future of American Politics.
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Bob Gleeson
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The Urban Lens Takes a Vacation!
The Urban Lens is on vacation this week!
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Bob Gleeson
Public Debt, Private Gain: How National Choices Starve Local Needs.
Public Debt, Private Gain: How National Choices Starve Local Needs.
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Bill Bowen
Reflecting on Tom Bier's The Way We Are: 100 Plain Dealer Op-eds.
Editor’s Note: Although subscribers to The Urban Lens are generally spread all around the English-speaking world, I think most readers know someone like…
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Robert Jaquay
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June 2025

Building American Cities in the 21st Century: Can We Have Shared Purposes?
Building American Cities in the 21st Century: Can We Have Shared Purposes?
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Bob Gleeson
Starving the State: How Defunding Hollows Out American Democracy
Starving the State: How Defunding Hollows Out American Democracy
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Bill Bowen
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The EPA's Silent Surrender -- Who Bears the Cost?
The EPA’s Silent Surrender—Who Bears the Cost?
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Bill Bowen
The Professional Dilemma of Practicing Urban Economic Development.
The Professional Dilemma of Practicing Urban Economic Development.
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Bob Gleeson

May 2025

Two Visions for Urban Policy: Systems Thinking vs. Market Forces
Two Visions for Urban Policy: Systems Thinking vs.
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Bill Bowen
Our Understanding of Inequality on the Cusp of AI Disruption.
Our Understanding of Inequality on the Cusp of AI Disruption.
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Bob Gleeson
The Assault on Science: A Crisis of Truth in American Governance.
The Assault on Science: A Crisis of Truth in American Governance
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Bill Bowen
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Bob Gleeson
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