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The Golden State is losing its shine as minorities and other middle and working-class residents find better opportunity for upward mobility outside California.
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The Great New Game

by Joel Kotkin and Hügo Krüger — We are returning to something resembling the “Great Game” of the 19th century, which saw Britain and Tsarist Russia struggle over the resources of central Asia, as other European nations strove to expand their empires into commodity-rich Africa.
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Long COVID

COVID-19's impact on our economy, our way of life, the state of democracy and the world will resonate for years to come and could have some unexpected wrinkles.
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