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Martin Luther King, Economic Equality And The 2012 Election

January 13, 2012/in Demographics, Politics

Appearing in: Forbes.com In the last years of his life Dr. Martin Luther King expanded his focus from political and civil rights to include economic justice. Noting that the majority […]

The U.S. Economy: Regions To Watch In 2012

January 4, 2012/in

Appearing in: Forbes.com In an election year, politics dominates the news, but economics continue to shape people’s lives. Looking ahead to 2012 and beyond, it is clear that the United […]

The Sun Belt’s Migration Comeback

December 22, 2011/in California, Demographics

Along with the oft-pronounced, desperately wished for death of the suburbs, no demographic narrative thrills the mainstream news media more than the decline of the Sun Belt, the country’s southern […]

Heavy Metal Is Back: The Best Cities For Industrial Manufacturing

December 15, 2011/in The Economy, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Forbes.com For a generation American manufacturing has been widely seen as a “declining sport.” Yet its demise has been largely overplayed. Despite the many jobs this sector has […]

Wanted: Blue-Collar Workers

December 10, 2011/in

Appearing in: The City Journal To many, America’s industrial heartland may look like a place mired in the economic past—a place that, outcompeted by manufacturing countries around the world, has […]

Illinois: State Of Embarrassment

December 7, 2011/in Politics, The Economy

Appearing in: Forbes.com Most critics of Barack Obama’s desultory performance the past three years trace it to his supposedly leftist ideology, lack of experience and even his personality quirks. But […]

Wall Street Plays Occupy White House

December 5, 2011/in Politics, The Economy

Appearing in: Politico Wall Street is disdained in the court of public opinion — detested by the tea party on the right and the Occupy movement on the left. The […]

Is Suburbia Doomed? Not So Fast.

November 30, 2011/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Forbes.com This past weekend the New York Times devoted two big op-eds to the decline of the suburb. In one, new urban theorist Chris Leinberger said that Americans […]

The Best Cities For Technology Jobs

November 18, 2011/in The Economy

Appearing in: Forbes.com During tough economic times, technology is often seen as the one bright spot. In the U.S. this past year technology jobs outpaced the overall rate of new […]

The New World Order: A Report on the World’s Emerging Spheres of Influence

November 17, 2011/in Demographics, The Economy

Appearing in: Legatum Institute This is the introduction to a new report, "The New World Order" authored by Joel Kotkin in partnership with the Legatum Institute. Read the full report […]