Alaina J. Harkness

Urban growth and access to opportunities in Latin America

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress - Washington, U.S. - 28/02/17 - Republicans applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the U.S. Congress. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - HP1ED3109P02L

The state of tech policy, one year into the Trump administration

Alaina J. Harkness, Chris Meserole, Nicol Turner Lee, Tom Wheeler, and Niam Yaraghi

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer orders all flags in Louisville to be lowered to half staff in honor of Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion after he died at the age of 74 on Friday at City Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. June 4, 2016. REUTERS/John Sommers II - S1AETIAHDCAA

Mayoral Powers in the Age of New Localism

Bruce Katz and Alaina J. Harkness

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Seal for the San Diego Mayor.

Today’s mayors are tackling new challenges

Alaina J. Harkness and Fred Dews

Friday, December 1, 2017

The U.S. Commerce Department?s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) new laboratory designed to demonstrate that a typical-looking suburban home for a family of four can generate as much energy as it uses in a year is seen in this undated photo taken in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The U.S. Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility -- also known as the net-zero lab -- is built to fit into an ordinary residential neighborhood without the high environmental footprint. REUTERS/Deborah Zabarenko (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) - TM3E89E19FQ02

Are affluent Americans willing to pay a little for a fairer society? A test case in Chicago

Alaina J. Harkness and Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Leading beyond limits: Mayoral powers in the age of new localism

Alaina J. Harkness, Bruce Katz, Caroline Conroy, and Ross Tilchin

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Power and problem solving top the agenda at Global Parliament of Mayors

Alaina J. Harkness

Friday, September 29, 2017

The Sony Center at the Potsdamer Square is pictured before the Earth Hour in Berlin March 29, 2014. Lights go off around the world at 8.30pm local time in a show of support for renewable energy during Earth Hour, an event organised since 2007 to promote a sustainable future for the planet. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY CITYSCAPE) - GM1EA3U0EQU01

To lead in a complex world, cities need to get back to basics

Alaina J. Harkness and Caroline Conroy

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

A view of Liverpool city centre viewed from the Anglican Cathedral, 20 September 2008 [courtesy of LivingOS, Wikipedia Commons

Make way for mayors: Why the UK’s biggest power shift may not be the June 8 general election

Alaina J. Harkness and Bruce Katz

Monday, May 1, 2017

A passenger on the Bainbridge Island Ferry takes a cell phone photo of the skyline in Seattle, Washington April 9, 2014. Picture taken April 9, 2014. To match story TRAVEL-SEATTLE/ REUTERS/Jason Redmond (UNITED STATES - Tags: CITYSCAPE TRAVEL)

Want empowered cities? Start by understanding city power

Alaina J. Harkness

Wednesday, April 19, 2017