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Neither city nor suburban officials would look past selfish concerns.

Historical failure to achieve regional cooperation hastened, intensified city's decline. Experts suggest that city and entire region could have prospered through partnership.

Proposed short-term solutions for Detroit's immediate financial crisis likely to exacerbate long-term problems.

The big three German automakers pay high wages and have high union membership at home, the opposite of the conditions in their U.S. factories. The difference is that, here, a race to the bottom is encouraged.

Offered opportunity to describe in extended interviews how U.S. immigration should ideally be regulated, no concrete limitations put forward.

Wouldn't facility by facility information on operating costs, staffing, and level of use help New York City's Parks Dept. and outside observers assess whether there is equity in funding between and among parks as well as the related question of whether and to what extent to rely on private as opposed to public funding? Good luck getting the data.

Will Democratic plans to extend this year's reduction in the payroll tax rate hand the GOP a long-term weapon to use in trying to undermine the program?

No, the Constitution still doesn't say that equality of rights shall not be denied by the U.S. or by any state on account of sex.

Several aspects of everyday medical interactions commonly seen as mere inconveniences actually harm patients psychologically and emotionally. Long wait times, rushed appointments, and the failure of doctors to be forthcoming with important information lead patients to feel devalued, overlooked, frustrated, and "disrespected."

While increasing attention has been paid to the economic effects of underemployment, the psychological consequences have been largely ignored even though they can be profoundly negative.