A New Center Brings New York’s Activist Past Into the Present
The newly inaugurated Puffin Foundation Center for New York City Activism explores how movements born in New York continue to inform the people working on issues that affect us all
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A Londoner Probes the Data Centres Next Door
As community opposition to data centres spreads across Europe, a London neighbor investigates the numbers behind those on her doorstep
Inside the City’s Best Open Houses
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Step into the homes of writers, artists, and thinkers where discussions and debates nested democracy in our cities—and be part of today’s conversations at these historic locations
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