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Paying for the Global City

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Global Insight by Richard C. Longworth

Any city aspiring to play on the global league needs to focus on infrastructure to court the people and the businesses who can afford to live anywhere.

Chicago at night.
Ozzie Stern
Global Cities

Climate Control

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

Survey data shows that while Americans favor a range of policies to reduce energy dependence, economic growth takes priority.

Solar panels. Public Opinion

The Crisis of Food Deserts

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Global Insight by Richard C. Longworth

Millions of Americans live in urban food deserts without access to fresh food. A Council Emerging Leaders report details how some cities are beginning to find a way forward.

Fresh produce
Heder Neves
Global Cities

Defining Chicago

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Global Insight by Richard C. Longworth

Chicagoans may love to compare the city to New York, but Chicago occupies a second tier of global cities that are centers of learning, culture, and business.

Chicago skyline by the lake
Rohan Gangopadhyay
Global Cities

Saving Detroit

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Global Insight by Richard C. Longworth

The Detroit Future City plan seeks to address the city's decades of decline and calls for returning portions of vacant land to natural and agricultural uses.

Downtown Detroit
Doug Zuba
Global Cities

It's Not Easy Being Green

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

Although reducing energy dependence remains a top priority among Americans, a debate over energy production versus environmental protection is gaining traction.

Image of wind turbines, a common example of alternative wind energy. Public Opinion

Starting Early

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

An essay about food insecurity and child hunger by the Council's Roger Thurow.

An Indian woman and her children carry water in containers.
Gyan Shanae
Food and Agriculture