The Braking Of The BRICs
Appearing in: Forbes.com For over a decade, conventional wisdom has held that the future of the world economy rests on the rise of the so-called BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India, […]
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As Partisan Rancor Rises, States That Back a Loser Will Be Punished
Appearing in: The Daily Beast Never mind the big-tent debate talk from both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney about how their respective politics will benefit all Americans. There’s a broader, […]
The Hollow Boom Of Brooklyn: Behind Veneer Of Gentrification, Life Gets Worse For Many
Appearing in: Forbes.com After a decade of increasingly celebrated gentrification, many believe Brooklyn — the native borough of both my parents — finally has risen from the shadows that were […]
America’s Last Politically Contested Territory: The Suburbs
Appearing in: The Daily Beast Within the handful of swing states, the presidential election will come down to a handful of swing counties: namely the suburban voters who reside in […]
The Changing Geography of Asian America: To The South And The Suburbs
Appearing in: Forbes.com “There’s nothing wrong with New York that a million Chinese couldn’t cure,” the urban geographer George Sternlieb once quipped. It may be an exaggeration, but rising Asian […]
Barack Obama’s New Chicago Politics Abandon Bill Clinton’s Winning Coalition
Appearing in: The Daily Beast While the Democratic convention this week celebrates the party’s new coalition, Bill Clinton will no doubt try to recapture the white middle class that’s largely […]
The Unseen Class War That Could Decide The Presidential Election
Appearing in: Forbes Much is said about class warfare in contemporary America, and there’s justifiable anger at the impoverishment of much of the middle and working classes. The Pew Research […]
Utah Up, Chicago Down: Why Mitt Romney Should Embrace His Mormonism
Appearing in: The Daily Beast In his run for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney downplayed his Mormonism—referring only to “faith” or “shared values”—in the face of small-minded members of the […]
America’s Baby Bust: How The Great Recession Has Jeopardized Our Demographic Health
Appearing in: Forbes At the turn of the century, America’s biggest advantage was its relatively vibrant demographics. In sharp contrast with its major competitors — the E.U., Russia, China, Japan […]
The Screwed Election: Wall Street Can’t Lose, and America Can’t Win
Appearing in: The Daily Beast About two in three Americans do not think what’s good for Wall Street is good for America, according to the 2012 Harris poll, but do […]
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