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Detroit’s high property taxes are driving a housing affordability crisis – how can city leaders bring down costs?
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Cuba needs a long-term solution to its energy crisis
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When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise
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For the first time in a decade, the next election could be less secure than the one preceding it
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Philadelphia will celebrate Ona Judge Day to honor Martha Washington’s enslaved maid who made a daring escape to freedom
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Battleground state with few combatants – why Pennsylvania’s primaries lack competition
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