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Densely populated, highly diverse urban centers; incomes trend higher than the national average and voters lean Democratic

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January 11, 2013

Politics Counts: The Housing Industry’s Waiting Game

As Washington debates how to fix the economy, one essential piece of the puzzle, the housing market, remains a drag. At its go-go peak in 2005, the residential housing industry made up about 19%...

November 29, 2012

The GOP's Real Concern in the 2012 Results: Losing the Middle

As the votes from the 2012 election have trickled in, the size of President Obama’s victory has grown – it’s now more than 4...

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June 24, 2011

A Skeptic's Guide to the 2012 Debate Over Manufacturing Job Losses

June 17, 2011

When Eating Well Is a Matter of Where You Live

May 18, 2011

In Patchwork Nation, A Muddled GOP Field

May 13, 2011

Foreclosures Are Down. How Is That Bad News?