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The Specter of De-Gentrification: The Once and Future Suburb

1. Urban Renaissance—or False Dawn?

One of the most consequential societal trends in the last thirty years has been gentrification. In many American metropolises, gentrification has turned the term “inner city” on its head. The old image was of a poor, blighted ghetto; the new image is of an affluent yuppie/hipster playground.

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Police Department Survey: Violent Crime Up in Major Cities

According to the MCCA survey, the police departments of major cities reported a total of 2,308 homicides during the first half of 2016 compared to 2,001 during the first half of 2015. Additionally aggravated assaults increased from 68,990 in the first half of 2015 to 70,809 so far this year, non-fatal shootings grew from 6,362 to 6,965 this year to date, and robberies have also increased from 46,182 during the first half of 2015 to 47,294 this year.

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Donald Trump Supporters Sue Over San Jose Violence

Fourteen Donald Trump Supporters filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against San Jose, its mayor and police chief for the “dangerous situation” at a June 2 Donald Trump campaign rally where supporters were “exposed to brutal assault, intimidation, false imprisonment, and threats by an angry mob of hundreds of anti-Trump protesters.”

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Photo of Child Giving MA Cop the Finger Goes Viral

Per a Fox 25 Boston report, a picture of a young child giving a Springfield, MA police officer the finger has gone viral. The child’s dad reportedly taught his son to give police officers the finger. The photo was posted just days after two African-American

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Obama to Police: ‘I’m Your Best Hope’

President Barack Obama told a gathering of law enforcement officials on Monday that he was critical to their efforts to reconcile with the black community: “I’m your best hope,” he declared, according to a police official quoted by the Washington Post.

Beer summit (Pete Souza / White House)