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New York Times Book Review, Mar 12 — *An American Summer* is a powerful indictment of a city and a nation that have failed to protect their most vulnerable residents, or to register the depth of their pain. It is also a case study in the constraints of a purely narrative approach to the problems of inequality and social suffering.
MoreAmerica’s Social Infrastructure is Falling Apart, and It’s Hurting Democracy
The Atlantic, Sep 20 — For decades, we’ve neglected the shared spaces that shape our interactions. The consequences of that neglect may be less visible than crumbling bridges and ports, but they’re no less dire.
MoreThe Other Side of “Breaking Windows”
The New Yorker, Aug 24 — Place-based interventions are far more likely to succeed than people-based ones. What if vacant property received the attention that, for decades, has been showered on petty crime?
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