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Why the Great Plains are Great Once Again
/in Demographics, Rural Policy, The EconomyAppearing in: Newsweek On a drizzly, warm June night, the bars, galleries, and restaurants along Broadway are packed with young revelers. Traffic moves slowly, as drivers look for parking. The […]
The Changing Demographics of America
/in Demographics, Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Smithsonian Online Estimates of the United states population at the middle of the 21st century vary, from the U.N.’s 404 million to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 422 to […]
The G-20’s New Balance of Power
/in Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: The Daily Beast As world leaders gather in Canada this weekend, the nations with the most influence won’t be the high-tech mavens. Joel Kotkin on why traditional industries […]
Millennial Surprise
/in Demographics, Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com The boomer’s long domination of American politics, culture and economics will one day come to an end. A new generation–the so-called millennials–will be shaping the outlines of […]
The Downside of Brit-Bashing
/in Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: The Daily Beast Obama may be spanking BP’s brass today. But the other crisis—Europe’s economic mess—reminds us why it’s important that the U.S. and U.K. stick together. The […]
L.A.’s Economy Is Not Dead Yet
/in California, Politics, The Economy, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com “This is the city,” ran the famous introduction to the popular crime drama Dragnet. “Los Angeles, Calif. I work here.” Of course, unlike Det. Sgt. Joe Friday, […]
Energy’s Other Side
/in Rural Policy, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com The BP oil spill disaster likely spells the slowing down, or even curtailing, of offshore oil drilling for the foreseeable future. You can take California, Florida and […]
The Future Of America’s Working Class
/in Demographics, Politics, The Economy, Urban AffairsAppearing in: Forbes.com Watford, England, sits at the end of a spur on the London tube’s Metropolitan line, a somewhat dreary city of some 80,000 rising amid the pleasant green […]
The Broken Ladder: The Threat to Upward Mobility in the Global City
/in Demographics, Urban AffairsIn the 21st Century – the first in which the majority of people will live in cities – this unique link between urbanism and upward mobility will become ever more critical.
The Limits Of The Green Machine
/in Politics, The EconomyAppearing in: Forbes.com The awful oil spill in the Gulf–as well as the recent coal mine disaster in West Virginia–has added spring to the step of America’s hugely influential environmental […]