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  • August 2008

    • Middle Class America Moves Downtown

      New Republic  |  Aug 3, 08 3:56 PM CDT

      Middle Class America Moves Downtown

      (Newser) - Middle class Americans are moving back downtown, pushing out minority groups and reversing the 20th century trend of "white flight," Alan Ehrenhalt writes in the New Republic . Why the shift? Downtown areas are safer, industries have moved out, and rising fuel prices make suburban commutes less attractive. "Our own cities have been changing right in front of us," Ehrenhalt writes. More »

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      Chicago  • demographics  • cities  • urban revitalization  • urbanization

  • July 2008

    • Light Pollution Veils Starry Skies

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 25, 08 2:03 AM CDT

      Light Pollution Veils Starry Skies

      (Newser) - Dark skies are being engulfed by light all over the world, creating some unexpected consequences, the Wall Street Journal reports. Over two-thirds of the world's people— including nearly all Americans—can no longer see "what is possibly the most extraordinary natural wonder," said one astronomer. The amount of artificial light worldwide has tripled since 1970, and is suspected of causing some cancers. More »

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      stars  • light  • stargazing  • urbanization  • night sky  • fluorescent light

  • February 2008

    • India, China Growth Breaks Western Mold

      Boston Review  |  Feb 3, 08 7:33 AM CST

      India, China Growth Breaks Western Mold

      (Newser) - Conventional wisdom chalks up the economic booms in China and India to their moves toward global capitalism in the '90s. It's a comforting thought for the West, writes Pranab Bardhan in the Boston Review , but the truth is far more complex. The astounding growth in both countries started well before recent market reforms. Bardhan re-evaluates the well-worn myths surrounding the past, present, and future of these economic giants. More »

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      China  • India  • democracy  • economics  • boom economy  • urbanization  • authoritarianism  • inequality

  • August 2007

    • Record Heat Fries Phoenix

      Associated Press  |  Aug 30, 07 3:44 PM CDT

      Record Heat Fries Phoenix

      (Newser) - Phoenix citizens can’t blunt this hot spell with claims of “dry heat”: The city’s just marked its 29th day in a year of 110-degree temperatures. Urbanization and global warming are likely factors in the chart-topping season, though Phoenicians have been spared a highest-ever figure, the AP reports—they survived a 122-degree day in 1990. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • weather  • Arizona  • Phoenix  • heat  • temperature  • urbanization

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