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The future of cities
People have been fleeing cities for months, reports say. A new NPR and Harvard poll out today shows the pandemic’s financial toll on America’s four largest cities: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Houston.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenPeople have been fleeing cities for months, reports say. A new NPR and Harvard poll out today shows the pandemic’s financial toll on America’s four largest cities: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Houston. In LA, more than half of all households report serious financial problems. Black and Latino communities are disproportionately affected nationwide.
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4 storiesWith a pandemic and economic collapse, how to rethink cities and social systems?
People have been fleeing cities for months, reports show. A new NPR and Harvard poll out today shows the pandemic’s financial toll on America’s four largest cities: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Houston.
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