, Columnist
Biden Wouldn't 'Abolish' the Suburbs. He'd Give Them a Lift
Policies that are more inclusive should be a boon to areas outside big cities, the Midwest and to manufacturing.
The suburbs will rise again.
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Cities, big winners for much of the early part of this century, have been confronting potent countervailing forces for the past several years.
Cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles are losing population. The pandemic has hollowed out the parts of cities where knowledge workers live and work. And as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden rolls out his economic agenda, it's clear that its priorities are other than on major cities. A Biden economy will likely mean cities have less economic and political clout four years from now than they do today.