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The Wire, an internationally known and critically acclaimed television show, depicts the war on drugs and the economic decline of a once thriving city in contemporary times, examining the institutions and actors in Dickensian fashion. The police, media, schools and elected officials, along with urban residents central to the story, illuminate problems and potential solutions to the ills that plague many modern “rust belt” cities in the USA. Students identify problems and develop solutions as inspired by The Wire, and complete feasibility analyses of the proposed policy, program, institution or entrepreneurial solution.