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These categories are intended to orient you to the substance of the article and to communicate our framework for understanding the endowments that constitute civic life. This “human ecology” model is at the core of the Thriving Cities Project, a research initiative of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture.

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Notes from Camp

by This American Life 08.08.1998 Vol. 52

This American Life

Ira Glass and Julie Snyder survey the phenomenon of summer camp, in all its weirdness and wonder.

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The Families That Can't Afford Summer

by KJ Dell’Antonia 06.04.2016 Vol. 52

The New York Times

As Dell’Antonia reminds us, the very idea of “summer break” is premised upon the availbility—and affordability—of childcare.

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Good Bones

by Maggie Smith 06.01.2016 Vol. 52

Waxwing Magazine

Smith’s beautiful poem on the joy and pain of life has resonated widely since last week’s tragic shooting in Orlando.

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