On today's episode of Feudal Future hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Bheki Mahlobo, Research Assistant at the Centre For Risk Analysis and Hugo Kruger, structural engineer and specialist in African economics. read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast — The Future of Africa's Middle Class
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Housing Affordability Stinks!
Walk the World, hosted by Martin North, discusses the latest Demographia report on housing affordability. Why are prices relative to incomes so high? read more »
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The Case for Suburban Renewal
As COVID-19’s lasting impacts on where we prefer to live and work become more and more apparent, the importance of suburban and regional renewal becomes more and more important. read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast — Chicago & Positioning: Becoming the Next Middle Class Hub
On today's episode of Feudal Future hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky are joined by Pete Saunders. Pete Saunders is a writer and researcher whose work focuses on urbanism and public policy. read more »
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Elite Democrats Could Destroy the Middle Class if Biden Wins in 2020
It’s been a long time since the Democrats were considered “the party of the people” and the GOP the party of the fat cats. read more »
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Virtual Town Hall – Middle Class Survival Strategies
Join us October 17th for a live interactive webinar on how the middle class can survive and thrive during this time of social and economic uncertainty. read more »
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Beyond Feudalism: Addressing California's Inequality Crisis (Live Event)
On July 14th, Joel & Marshall held a Virtual Town Hall on a research brief titled, Beyond Feudalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class discussing inequality in California read more »
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Beyond Feudalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class
In this new report, Beyond Feudalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky examine how California has drifted toward feudalism, and how it can restore upward mobility for middle and working-class citizens. An excerpt from the report follows below: read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast — How California's Climate Policies Hurt the Middle Class, with Jennifer Hernandez
In the fourth episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky interview Jennifer Hernandez, a partner with Holland & Knight Law Firm in its California offices. Her firm is one of the most prominent in the world of environmental regulations, and she herself is in the midst of lawsuits pertaining to California environmental law. read more »
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Minneapolis, Today and Tomorrow
Growing up in all white and mostly Jewish Oak Park (Michigan) of the 1950’s my only encounters with black people were our 70 year old landscaper my grandparents referred to as ‘boy’ and an occasional maid. My grandparents lived south of 8 mile and would take us to eat at ‘Little Black Sambo’s’ restaurant. That was the ‘normal’ I was raised in. read more »
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