Government / Politics
Has the U.S. Become a Banana Republic?
The huge deficits and social security privatization promoted by the Bush Administration makes an economic crisis almost inevitable, Princeton economist warns.
New 'Micros' Cast Deciding Vote In 2004 Election
Between the exurban and rural like the "Micropolitan" areas.
Get out of the Suburbs While You Can
The end of cheap oil is going to change everything: where you live, where you work and how you feed yourself, warns James Howard Kunstler.
Exurbs Are Republicans' New Frontier
97 of the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties supported Bush, putting these exurban areas firmly on the political map.
Reviewing How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain
The Claremont Institute review's Steven Greenhut's book, "Abuse of Power: How the Government Misuses Eminent Domain."
Planning By Ballot Measures
Citizens across the country voted on how they want their communities to grow.
It's The Cities, Stupid
After reviewing the familiar red/blue election map, The Stranger concludes that urban liberals live in the Urban Archipelago, the United Cities of America.
America's Obsession with Consumption
The greatest moral threat to the United States is not gay marriage, writes Derrick Jackson, but the inability to live within our means in a world of want.
Mapping The 2004 Presidential Election Results
Researchers at the University of Michigan prepare a fascinating set of maps and 'cartograms' showing the results from the 2004 presidential election.
Urban Voters Are The Democratic Base
This editorial argues that the future of the democratic parties lies in reorienting the party line towards urban issues.
Golf Course Development Expansion Runs Into Trouble
Traffic and school have emerged as central issues in plans to expand Turf Valley Resort development in western Howard County, Maryland.
New Political Party Based On Sustainable Urbanism
'Projet Montréal', is a new municipal political party founded in November, 2004, and based on sustainability.
Excited About The Exurbs
David Brooks thinks the Republicans won this election because they did what he could not -- communicate to people living in the exurbs.
'Patio Man' Defies Simple Voter Demographics
Simple demographics and red versus blue maps do not explain the outcome of the presidential election, writes David Brooks.
Cities Vs. The Rest Of The Country
Conventional wisdom is that the presidential election was a battle between the secular coasts and religious heartland. Wrong.
Colorado Passes Renewable-Energy Initiative
State's largest utilities will be required to generate 3 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2007.
A Rundown Of California's Local Land Use Elections
California voters decided on dozens of ballot measures that impact land use in their cities and counties.
The Los Alamos Leadership Vacuum
What do you do when your county administrator, transportation director, police chief, community development director, and human resources manager positions are all vacant?
Bush, Kerry Differ Starkly On The Environment
The differences between George Bush and John Kerry on environmental issues.
U.S. Election: Top Three Environmental Issues
The outcome of the U.S. presidential election will impact three critical environmental issues.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
