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West African immigrants are the New Yorkers most likely to lose loved ones to Ebola and they're also the most likely to be stigmatized because of the virus. (From National Journal) http://bit.ly/1wER43J
Rather than barricading themselves at home, these immigrant communities are taking action.
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A glimpse into Benito Mussolini's secret hiding grounds. http://bit.ly/1zGoi6w
The city-owned Villa Torlonia will now offer tours inside the former dictator's hideouts.
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Listen to our latest podcast with KPCC, featuring our very own Kriston Capps talking about Carnegie libraries. http://bit.ly/ZYuXIG
Download or stream the conversation on the architectural and social legacy of Andrew Carnegie's libraries.
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The widely felt, but largely invisible, legacy of the Carnegie library system. http://bit.ly/1wIdGly
The philanthropist covered the U.S. in libraries between 1893 and 1919. How many survive—and the forms they've taken—points to what kind of structures make a city center.
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When protesters venture onto highways, they make the invisible visible. http://bit.ly/1wEPD6S
Whose streets? Our streets. But more than rush hour is disrupted when people take to the highways.
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With prices like this, it's no wonder that people are worrying about a potential property bubble. (From Quartz) http://bit.ly/1DTPEol
Abandon the tech hub for Youngstown, Ohio, and you could find yourself with 11 homes for the price of one.
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What is the relationship between green performance and the economic wealth and performance of nations? http://bit.ly/ZZXY6B
Countries can be economically lean and environmentally green, but there are other costs to consider.
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How the New York City Housing Authority tried to promote public housing when it was first formed. (from our archives) http://bit.ly/1xBOWYS
Original New York City Housing Authority posters pitch the projects as the 'solution to infant mortality'
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They were promised hourly wages and no threat of deportation, but now the more than 10,000 Latino immigrants who helped rebuild New Orleans say they no longer feel welcome in the city. (From National Journal) http://bit.ly/1wIAvWd
Federal contractors lured undocumented immigrants to New Orleans after Katrina with loosened labor laws. Now the city's Latinos want police and immigration agents to stop harassing them.
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Well. Here is a giant cranky man. http://bit.ly/1zE8VLO
What city wouldn't want to have a furious stone giant ready to rampage through its streets?
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"How can we make life better in Boston by bringing water in?" (From BBC News) #cityreads http://bbc.in/1wwcdvY
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"[I remember] a time when we attacked homelessness, not homeless people." http://bit.ly/1wCXhyw
Chicago has constructed sloped barriers beneath the Kedzie Underpass to force out Lazarus Alcazar and other homeless men and women. This comic tells his story.
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