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As Washington looks away, can big cities recover on their own?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Detroit, New York, and Boston are very different cities with something in

common. Local politics are undergoing historic change. All three cities recently elected

populist new mayors, who focused on unemployment and income inequality. Race was not an issue at all.

Big cities like these are Americans' economic engines, but two-thirds have yet to recover after the Great Recession. Washington

is no longer leading the way, so voters are turning to City Hall. We'll look at the opportunities

and the challenges lying ahead. Today's talking point, the nearly forgotten brothers who shaped America's

role in the Cold War. First, here's the news. Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel, stream BBC

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Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Point.

Recent elections for mayor in Detroit, New York, and Boston turned more on class than race

as multi-ethnic coalitions focused on economic recovery.

With further help, unlikely to come from Washington are America's big cities now on their own?

Today's talking point, the Dulles brothers, Alan and John Foster, led the U.S. into decades of

Cold War.

We'll talk with the author of a fraternal biography about two almost forgotten leaders

who helped make America what it is today. First, this story, the number of people signed up for

health insurance under Obamacare will be less than the administration had hoped for, but they'll

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