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    Will the United States Become the United Cities of America?

    The 50 United States are accidents of history, unrelated to current population density or productivity. They were never designed to solve today's problems. Now there's a movement for something new: connections across state borders between the vast metropolitan regions where power really lies.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 1, 2016 • 1 min read

    The 50 United States are accidents of history, unrelated to current population density or productivity. They were never designed to solve today's problems. Now there's a movement for something new: connections across state borders between the vast metropolitan regions where power really lies. And cities around the world are getting together -- hoping to end national gridlock and address security, pandemic disease and climate change.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Parag Khanna

      global strategist and author

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      Aaron Renn

      Manhattan Institute

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      Benjamin Barber

      Political theorist and author

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    The City as the Power Center
    1. 1:56Congress to Vote on Gun Measures
    2. 8:55Will the United States Become the United Cities of America?You’re reading this
    3. 42:38Is the Internet Art?
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