Michael Dudley

Fear -- and artificially low interest rates -- may be propping up the global economy.

Failure of Iraqi government and U.S. forces to repair war-damaged urban infrastructure makes effort to govern the capital city "useless".

Cut Federal funding to cities that use eminent domain for economic development projects not deemed to be in the public interest, opponents say.

Vancouver becomes the first major city in Canada to turn down a Wal-Mart development.

Compared to the approach taken in other countries such as England, America's leaders have apparently chosen to not to care about -- or plan for -- livable cities, writes Neal Peirce.