New Census figures show that U.S. urban growth is slowing, “as a bulge of late-20s Americans reaches prime homebuying age and high urban real-estate costs are making suburbs and exurbs more attractive.” Good!!
Chinese Millennials Sound Like the Freaking Worst!
Americans know that the newly empowered “millennial” generation is the greatest threat to our nation’s stability. But did you know that China’s millennial generation has the potential to be even worse?
The Only Three Non-Gentrifying Neighborhoods in New York City
The past decade has seen New York City go from a city with an economically mixed landscape to a city in which the rich have burst forth into every last neighborhood. Except three.
Are You a Mad Men Superfan? Take Our Quiz!
The critically acclaimed AMC original series Mad Men ended its run last night after seven seasons and 92 episodes of prestige period drama. Creator Matthew Weiner’s ode to the advertising industry in the middle of the 20th century was one of the most talked-about shows of the last decade, with each episode lovingly…
Advertising Will Take Us to the Mountaintop
Now more than ever, America is truly a cultural melting pot (or at least a cauldron). In less than 30 years, whites will lose their majority, and we will be a nation composed solely of minorities. How will America cope? By marketing, of course.
Everyone's Incomes Went Down Last Year, Except the Richest
Keeping abreast of the latest movements in America's class war: the rich are still winning.
Affordable Housing vs. Dystopian Walled Cities of the Future
In California, the high cost of housing is hurting the state's economic growth and pushing its citizens deeper into poverty. But there's so much land! Why is it so hard to find somewhere affordable to rent?
New York State, Ever Less Important, Now Trails Florida in Population
The United States Census Bureau announced today that the State of New York, which had been the nation's third most populous state, has now slipped to fourth place, behind Florida. In the 12 months ending July 1, 2014, the Sunshine State gained 293,000 new inhabitants, while New York added a meager 51,000.
Where Inequality, Poverty, and Geography Meet
American is an economically unequal country. It is also plagued by a great deal of poverty, particularly by the standards of rich, developed nations. Today, poverty and inequality are meeting in more American places than ever before.
The Breathtaking Cynicism of the Mia Love Lovefest
Among the newly elected members of Congress this week was Mia Love, a freshman Congresswoman from Utah's Fourth District. She is a black female Mormon Republican. She is an instant superstar. She is the face of America's political cynicism.
Between 2000 and 2010, New York City's black middle class declined significantly, while the high income white population grew significantly. Also: the city's single largest population cluster is "low-income Hispanic."
Cities Still Kicking Suburbs' Ass
America's ongoing housing trends have been clear for years: upwardly mobile people are moving to cities, leaving our nation's crumbling suburbs to the deer and the underclass. The latest US Census figures show this trend continuing, DESPITE any propaganda you may hear from suburban apologists.
Davos Attendees Statistically Shown to Be World's Worst Demographic
We all accept that the rich and powerful people who gather in Davos each year are probably the world's worst group, in an abstract sense. Now, though, there is statistical proof.
The U.S. city with the highest income is San Jose, California; the city with the lowest income is Brownsville, Texas. And the most average city, for the 237th straight year: Springfield.
Most Households Bizarrely Still Have a Landline
In the olden days, in order to make a phone call to someone farther than shouting distance, you had to stand in one place and speak into a receiver wired to a wall, and if someone called you, you had to dash from wherever you were to wherever the phone was anchored. Most people still do this, apparently??
Post-Recession, Millions More Kids Have an Unemployed Parent
Since the Great Recession, America has become a harder place to live for people with kids. And for the kids themselves.
The Broke European Countries Aren't Having Babies
Goofus—the European countries that spent like drunken sailors and then saw everything evaporate in the recession— is so depressed he can't even get around to having a baby. But Gallant— the countries that were relative models of fiscal rectitude— has no trouble making babies, if you know what we mean.
Weep, Weep, for White America Is Dying
Allow a single tear to trickle down your cheek and drop onto the sleeve of your pale yellow golf shirt, fellow white Americans, for the day that we feared has come. I'm not talking about the cancellation of the U.S. Open, though that is certainly a blow for whites. I'm talking about the very death of our proud but…
Community Colleges Are Segregated and Unequal
More than 40% of American college students are enrolled in a community college. The problems facing community colleges resemble the problems facing public schools more than the problems facing larger universities. In particular, racial segregation and inequality.
Everybody's Moving to Texas For Some Reason
Texas, a vast desert land populated by terrifying ants, is home to most of America's fastest-growing cities, for reasons that remain unclear.
