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Religious Minorities in Some of America’s Largest Cities
Despite the First Amendment’s role in the separation of church and state, the United States is far from a secular nation. God is invoked in our Pledge of Allegiance, dollar bills, and in nearly every inaugural address since James Monroe’s in 1817. Biblical references in these inaugural speeches, during elections, and following national tragedies suggest…
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Mapping Violent Crimes
One key element of the United States’ crime problem is that violence varies greatly between cities, states, and regions. While Chicago, for example, is infamous for its sheer number of murders, several smaller cities have higher crime rates. The map below serves to contextualize some of the nation’s violent crime. We have profiled the five…
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Texas vs. Texas: The Senate That Won’t Stop
Dallas is a divided city. It was divided before President Trump was elected. It was divided before President Obama was elected. It was divided before President Kennedy was assassinated. Dallas is a divided city—that much is obvious. Texas, as a whole, is less fractured. In the sweltering red heat of Republican dominance, only a few…
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Gentrification and the Changing Face of the American Population
BY RAHMI ELAHJJI In February 2013, a New York Times article proposed using “organic dry cleaners as a barometer for gentrification” in some of the city’s previously dilapidated neighborhoods. While the article was certainly facetious in its assessment, a changed local culture is a reality for many gentrified neighborhoods not only in New York, but…
