Category: Politics

What California’s and Florida’s COVID-19 infection rates tell us—and don’t tell us—about the effectiveness of public health interventions

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Too often the amusing anecdote or the obvious comparison are more misleading than meaningful Ever since the widespread lockdowns last spring, there’s been pitched political debate over how much government should be doing to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Last month several media stories comparing the COVID-19 experience in California and Florida seemed …

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Category: COVID-19, Demographics, Economy, Jobs, Politics

Here, then There, then COVID’s Everywhere:

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The pandemic’s tragic path from cities to farms—and from blue America to red COVID-19 is sweeping widely through the country. Again. But each wave is hitting different political groups as it infects new areas. In the first part of my analysis of America’s growing political divide, I showed how voters are increasingly polarized by where …

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Category: COVID-19, Demographics, Politics, Uncategorized

What a Biden Tax Plan Might Hold for Commercial Real Estate

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President-elect Biden’s policies are likely to mark a distinct departure from those under the Trump Administration and, in many cases, won’t be as favorable for the commercial real estate sector. But a full accounting of the expected policies presents a range of plusses and minuses for the industry. In the first of a two-part article, …

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Category: Economy, Politics, Real Estate Research

Polar(ized) Opposites: A Nation Divided by Politics, Geography, and Demographics

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No sentient American could be surprised to read that our political landscape is deeply polarized. But less understood, bordering on shocking, is just how wide—and wide-ranging—the physical divide has become. Far beyond the ideological differences between our two major parties and their followers, we are increasingly separated by geography and demographics. True, our recent national …

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Category: Demographics, Politics

Healing but Hurting: Women Faring Worse in an Ailing Labor Market

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Half a year after the U.S. job market began to crater from the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdowns, the recovery is far from complete. The key takeaways from my deep dive: Despite record monthly job growth this spring and summer, we have recovered only half of the lost jobs lost during the frenetic initial weeks …

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Category: Economy, Jobs, Politics, Uncategorized