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Economics Blunt A Blue Wave In 2018 Elections, But Danger Signs Mount For GOP
Karen Magnuson (L) and Karen Shaw celebrate after the announcement of the victory of Jason Crow, Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 6th congressional District, during the Colorado Democrats watch party in Denver, Colorado, on November 6, 2018.
All politics is local, Tip O’Neill observed, and despite the national battle between Donald Trump and the Democratic “resistance,” the mid-term elections in
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More books by Joel Kotkin…
“What makes cities great, and what leads to their gradual demise? As this book will argue, three critical factors have determined the overall health of cities— the sacredness of place, the ability to provide security and project power, and last, the animating role of commerce.”
― The City: A Global History
― The City: A Global History
“But what looked like a more diverse and open media world, where anyone could be a reporter or reach an audience, is turning into one where a very few companies control the information pipelines.”
― The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class
― The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class
“The global securities industry, for example, once overwhelmingly concentrated in the financial districts of London and New York, has gradually shifted an ever larger share of their operations to their respective suburban rings, other smaller cities, and overseas. The headquarters might remain in a midtown high-rise, but more and more the jobs are located elsewhere.”
― The City: A Global History
― The City: A Global History
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