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From the Editors
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A How-Not-To on Debt
The first rule for living life in the black is: Don't spend more than you earn. Easier said than done.
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Wikimedia Commons What Alexander Hamilton Saw as a Strength Has Become a Symbol of National Decline
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National Journal Paying Down Debt? Uh-oh.
What if U.S. consumers, business, and the federal government deleveraged at the same time? Expect slower growth and, for many hard-pressed Americans, a lower standard of living, at least for a while.
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From India to Northern Virginia "¦ A Caravan of "˜Chain Entrepreneurs'
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Brown Versus Gray
The demographic schism between minority youth and elderly whites may polarize American politics for decades.
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AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin Left Behind
The nation's blacks and Latinos have made economic strides in recent decades, but getting into the middle class remains elusive.
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AP Photo How to Market to Minorities
Racial and ethnic markets are ballooning. But tapping them takes some sophistication.
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Chet Susslin A Hand Up
SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns is trying to help minority businesspeople get their start.
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From the Editors
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These Modern-Day Marco Polos Sell to the Lands They Left Behind
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Jeffery A. Salter A (Uni)Vision For Life After A Mass Market
By combining entertainment, news, and a rising political presence, the Spanish-language TV network has charted a course for success in a demographically evolving nation.
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National Journal Building a Nation of Homeowners
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Mark Harmel Density Versus Sprawl
California is trying to reshape housing patterns to thwart the environmental dangers of urban sprawl. But will people really give up their cars?
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Imagining a Fannie-less, Freddie-less World
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A House Is a Home
Yes, it's a roof, and yes, it's an investment. But it's far more than that.
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Jason Grow A Dream Endangered. (Yeah, So?)
Has homeownership been oversold as an essential part of the American Dream? As an investment or a social good, it probably has. But it's no less alluring.
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The Plight of Boomtowns "¦ Humbled After the Bust
Las Vegas depended on growth for its growth. Uh-oh.
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Alex Wong/Getty Images Back to Basics
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan exults in the Obama administration's push for "sustainable" housing.
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National Journal Buy? Nah, Rent. Nah, Buy.
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