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The dream of Levittown is still alive

The introduction to The Failed Welfare Revolution: America's Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy by Brian Steensland. Look back in awe: Even baby boom liberals who spent their youth in rebellion against the tranquilized 1950s have become homesick for its virtues. Joel Kotkin on the rise of family-friendly cities: It's lifestyle, not lattes, that our most productive workers want. Suburban development: After six decades, the dream of Levittown is still alive. Residential programs for troubled teenagers tell parents they'll cure kids' behavior problems — but Congress may be cracking down after allegations of abuse and a GAO report that at least 10 teens have died in these facilities. An interview with Richard Paey, the paraplegic man sentenced to 25 years in prison for treating his own pain. Did Karl Rove help send an innocent man to jail? Lou Dubose investigates. A look at how the level of hate crimes in the United States is astoundingly high — more than 190,000 incidents per year. Behind the Crips mythos: A review of Blue Rage, Black Redemption by Stanley Tookie Williams. Cop Talk: A look at what happens when the boys in blue get too close to their keyboards. A review of Mafia: The Government’s Secret File on Organized Crime.