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Google searches paint a picture of how racism still infects America, hurt Obama

Global Politics

With billions of Google searches conducted across the country, it can be a powerful tool in divining what really interests Americans. For example, porn is a more popular search than weather. But it can also provide political intelligence, as one Harvard researcher recently discovered.

How to Emerge from Default and Debt: Lessons from Cleveland

Waiting for the Bus: Detroit Public Transit

Mayor David Bing on the Future of Detroit

Detroit Mayor Hospitalized as City Nears Bankruptcy

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Detroit Mayor Outlines Plan to Deal with City Crisis

Mayor of Detroit Dave Bing spoke to residents  last night about the state of their city, and the outlook was not good. He outlined his key strategies to try and get the city back on track including improving safety and transportation, and reforming jobs and pensions. He also spoke about how he was going to raise […]

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Bing! Bong! Google’s Dead?

Arts, Culture & Media

Look out Google, Microsoft is teaming up with Yahoo to create a search engine that could rival Google’s substantial search market share. For more on the story, The Takeaway talks to Nick Wingfield from the Wall Street Journal.

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A green new deal

Environment

Franklin D. Roosevelt launched his New Deal in the first hundred days of his administration. Will President-elect Barack Obama embark on an ambitious green New Deal when he takes office?

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