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What 44 can learn from 35BY REBECCA R. FRIEDMAN Pundits are fond of drawing comparisons between John F. Kennedy and Barack H. Obama and, indeed, there are many parallels to be found. Like JFK, Obama captured national attention as a junior senator and...
Summer 2009
Urban America Volume 36, Number 2, Summer 2009. Letter from the Editor The Ten-Year Plan IAN MERRIFIELD Daring to end homelessness The Future of Urban Education Tiffany wen and jyoti jasrasaria The impact of new innovation on urban school systems ...
From the Editor
When the HPR selected Urban America as the summer covers topic, I immediately cautioned our Covers Editor that the section could not just be a feature on New York....
A History Lesson for President Obama
What 44 can learn from 35 Pundits are fond of drawing comparisons between John F. Kennedy and Barack H. Obama and, indeed, there are many parallels to be...
Life on the Hill
Jim Himes on his journey from Goldman Sachs to Capitol Hill Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) was born and lived for 10 years in Lima, Peru. He has worked at Goldman...
Beyond the Achievement Gap
Richard Rothstein on the challenges facing American education Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute and a former national...
From Class to Work
Former Secretary of Labor on the future of the work force Elaine Chao is the former United States Secretary of Labor. She served in President George W....
Hip-Hop President
How Obama will influence the genre On his posthumously released hit Changes, 2Pac rapped, “Although it seems heaven sent, we ain’t ready to see a black...
Too Soon to Tell
Predicting political realignment Most discussions of youth politics tout blog posts and text messages rather than grand realignments. Millennial Makeover:...
To Build an Empire
Tolerance and hyperpowers History often remembers empires as power-hungry, violent aggressors that conquer at the expense of victim nations. In Day of...
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