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Stepping Up: How Cities Are Working to Keep America's Poorest Families Housed
Having a place to call home is a signature component of the American dream. But for far too many people, finding safe, decent, affordable housing is extremely stressful. The United States simply does not have enough affordable housing. And nationally, the situation is only getting worse. This story is not about just counting homes. The affordable housing shortage has real consequences for families because millions of…
How do Americans stand out from the rest of the world?
Americans are set apart from people in other nations we surveyed by their emphasis on individualism and work ethic, as well as their religiosity and optimism.
How to Fix America's Least Innovative Industry: Construction
The process of erecting a new building hasn't changed substantially in 50 years. Why is that?
American Housing Policy’s Two Basic Ideas Pull Cities in Opposite Directions
Local governments can’t resist trying to make a home both a cheap purchase and a lucrative investment.
Why Achieving the American Dream Depends on Your Zip Code
Due to a lack of affordable housing and enduring segregation, the zip code where people live is largely determined by income, race, and ethnicity.
Americans Are Very Confused About What They Want Out of a Community
According to a new survey, they favor walkability, cars, enormous homes, privacy, and a bunch of other things.
What Do We Know about American Diplomats in Cuba?
Neurological symptoms appear real, but geopolitics and little hard data complicate search for the cause
How the U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment Constrains American Grand Strategy
For decades, the United States has conducted a grand strategy of “primacy,” seeking to maintain unrivaled international hegemony. Why is it so averse to changing grand strategy?
Why the Strong U.S. Economy Is Not Making Americans Happy
Is America Entering a Dark Age?
Like ancient Greeks in a Dark Age, Americans use what our ancestors in a previous generation built but cannot match their achievements, or even keep them in good shape.
How the American Dream Became Unaffordable
There's no denying that a big chunk of the economy feels pretty screwed up right now for millions of working-class
What it means to be an American
Too many people in this country seem to have forgotten what it means to be an American.
How Can America Survive? The Coming Economic Earthquake
Our government is aggressively redistributing the wealth of our nation, draining taxpayers and pouring our tax dollars into failed systems supporting their l...
Opinion: How to actually make America great
We need a moral vision that inspires the rising generation, a new national narrative that unites a diverse people.
How Americans Really Feel About Drones
According to a Pew survey, our feelings are mixed.
These Yes Or No Questions Will Reveal What % American You Are
How Community Ownership Can Stabilize America’s Neighborhoods
Sponsored: The emerging community ownership movement builds on the deep work of community development over the decades.
What A Great Time To Be An American
Those who oppose the president and his policies no matter what have found themselves at a strange crossroads...
What is Housing Counseling — Take Charge America
Whether your are in the market to purchase a house or rent a place to live, our nonprofit housing counseling can help you financially prepare for your next h...
Why Are Americans So Angry?
A friend recently referenced an article by the far left Mother Jones on why Americans are so angry. I only referred to them as “far left” because they place the blame on Fox News. They are clueless.<br>I’ll tell you why so many Americans are so angry. It is because we have never been so lonely and isolated.
