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The Real Crime Fighters: Conservatives or Liberals?

A new study finds that both more police officers and more community building are essential in reducing crime.

Health Care After You Leave the Doctor’s Office

Community-based outreach to address diabetic health care disparities offers broader lessons.

Lose Your Job, Lose Contact With Your Community

Two troubling trends have reshaped the lives of Americans over the past few decades: Our jobs are less secure, and we are less likely to participate in social and community groups. A first-of-its-kind study suggests these phenomena are linked.

Tribes of the 21st Century

An essay collection makes the case that, in the digital age, community is more a matter of ideas than of geography. Even if the idea is a Nigerian e-mail scam.

Health Care That Capitalizes on Social Ties

Portland-area researchers find that investing in social capital improves health among the disadvantaged.