The Triumph of the City
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The Triumph of the City
From the 4th annual Boston Book Festival, panelists, including Edward Glaeser, author of The Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier, discuss the city of Boston. Other panelists include Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Councilor, and Barbara Berke, senior policy advisor to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. The panel was moderated by Bob Oakes, host of WBUR’s Morning Edition.
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Show the Carnage
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malaise and into action to address the public health crisis guns have
created?
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war with China. Joe Biden now faces some tricky decisions as the US looks
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Thursday:
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buying the stream...
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Tweets about #BookCon2015 OR #BEA15
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