On Thursday night the first results from Britain’s referendum on pulling out of the European Union came in.
A small clue to the way things were going last night was the vote in the North East. read more »
Middle ClassWorking Class British Voters Led the European Union Rejection
by James Heartfield 06/24/2016
On Thursday night the first results from Britain’s referendum on pulling out of the European Union came in. A small clue to the way things were going last night was the vote in the North East. read more » »
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Health and Class
by Kenneth Thompson 06/14/2016
Late last year, economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science documenting the rising morbidity and mortality in mid-life white men and women in America, especially for those with a high school degree or less. They attributed this increase, a reversal of historic trends, to an epidemic of alcoholism, other drug use disorders, and suicide. Their findings are a wake up call for the US. Not only is something seriously wrong — it’s getting worse. read more »
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A Berning Rift Growing Among Democrats
by Joel Kotkin 06/06/2016
The mainstream media are having a field day, and rightfully so, chronicling the meltdown of the once-formidable Republican Party. Less focus has been placed on what may be equally, or greater, divisions emerging among Democrats, both in California and around the country. read more » »
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Finally! Great New Affordable Bay Area Housing!
by John Sanphillippo 06/03/2016
These are highly educated well paid workers at a San Francisco tech company. They’re mostly young. Some are single. Some are newly coupled. Some are married with young children. There are exceptions, but they tend to want to live in a vibrant urban neighborhood with a short commute rather than a distant suburb. read more »
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Trump's Industrial Belt Appeal
by Joel Kotkin 06/01/2016
In his still improbable path to the White House, Donald Trump has an opening, right through the middle of the country. From the Appalachians to the Rockies, much of the American heartland is experiencing a steady decline in its fortunes, with growing fears about its prospects in a Democratic-dominated future. This could prove the road to victory for Trump. read more »
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De-Industrialization and the Displaced Worker
by Aaron M. Renn 05/17/2016
Much has been made of working class pain in this election, but the problems go well beyond that. I don’t like the 1% vs. 99% frame, but it captures something important about our society, namely a sort of bifurcation that has occurred between top and bottom. Roughly the top 20% are doing quite well, and increasingly live in communities surrounded by others like themselves. The bottom 80% does not seem to be faring so well on a variety of social and economic statistics. read more » »
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Scandinavian Women Do Well, Except at the Top
by Nima Sanandaji 05/16/2016
In which part of the world should we expect most women to reach the top? The answer has to be the Nordic countries. According to The Global Gender Gap report, for example, Iceland is the most gender equal country in the world followed by Norway, Finland and Sweden. Yet as I will discuss below, this has not translated in women making it to “the top”, as one might expect. This a paradox that I will seek to address. read more » »
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Manhattan Ultra-Luxury ‘Battling the Serpent of Chaos’
by Sami J. Karam 05/09/2016
The deceleration of China and resulting commodities crash have created a problem for developers of ultra luxury condominiums. The ancient Egyptians believed that the sky was a solid dome, the belly of the goddess Nut who arched her body from one side of the horizon to the other. Every day, the sun god Ra emerged in the east and sailed in his boat across the sky until dusk when he disappeared in the west by dipping below the surface of Nun, the ocean upon which the whole flat earth floated. read more » »
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Black Residents Matter
by Aaron M. Renn 05/05/2016
Black lives matter, we’re told—but in many American cities, black residents are either scarce or dwindling in number, chased away by misguided progressive policies that hinder working- and middle-class people. Such policies more severely affect blacks than whites because blacks start from further behind economically. Black median household income is only $35,481 per year, compared with $57,355 for whites. read more » »
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Millennial Home Ownership: Disappointment Ahead in Some Places?
by Wendell Cox 04/20/2016
Millennial renters overwhelmingly plan on buying their own homes, though affording them could be far more challenging than they think. This is an important conclusion from a renters’ survey by apartmentlist.com, an apartment search website (See: The Affordability Crisis: Are Millennials Destined to be Renters?). read more »
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