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The One Map That Explains Louisville's Economy
Is this Kentucky city the center of the universe? Not quite, but it's close enough.
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National Journal Beyond Farmers' Markets
Louisville's innovative Farm to Table program aim to bring a local-food movement to the masses.
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California vs. the 'Retirement Tsunami'
The state wants to protect lower- and middle-class families, but Republicans are calling it "one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation I've ever seen"
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National Journal The City That Never Went Bust
Mayor Greg Fischer talks about Louisville's multi-sector economy, which runs on manufacturing, logistics, food, and bourbon. Did we mention Moonshine University?
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National Journal Heading Off the Coming Retirement Disaster
Half of Californians are on track to retire in or near poverty. The state's new retirement plan model could change that.
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National Journal The Hottest Trend for Wealthy Do-Gooders
The Rockefeller Foundation's Judith Rodin explains impact investing. But she warns: "This is not the solution to less government funding."
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National Journal The Cajun Comeback
Eight years after Katrina, New Orleans is finding new ways to address old problems. Scenes from a turnaround.
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Mike Babiarz / Flickr Why We're Still in Love With the American Dream
Even if middle-class ambitions are illusory, it sure helps to believe in them.
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The Unluckiest Generation: What Will Become of Millennials?
Coming of age in a recession has set back Millennials for decades. The good news? In the age of abundance, they could turn out to be pretty great decades, anyway.
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National Journal The American Dream, Downsized
The middle class now worries more about holding on for dear life than about climbing the ladder to riches.
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National Journal When Retirement Keeps Getting Further Away
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Glenn Triest Stability and Security: Relics of the Past?
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© Alexander Aleman and National Journal 2013 Now Middle-Class Parents, Not Just Their Kids, Can Get a Degree
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National Journal The Middle Class Is Coming Out of Its Coma
National Journal introduces its index of middle-class well-being — using 17 measurements from household debt to social trust.
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National Journal Millennials Are the Unluckiest Generation
Entering the workforce during a recession puts young people behind from the start.
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National Journal How Online Education Saves Everyone Money
Online learning isn't just another path into the middle class. It's also a way for the government to spend more wisely.
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National Journal Two Completely Different Ways to Deal With the Upward-Mobility Crisis
Top economists from the Clinton and Bush administrations debate how to revive the economy to keep people from getting stuck.
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National Journal Five Cool Innovations to Lift Workers Into the Middle Class
From rent-subsidized apartments for single moms to an online medical clinic that saves $88 per diagnosis, American ingenuity works.
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National Journal From the Editors
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National Journal The 1 Chart That Could Sever Obama's Coalition
