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Business

The Housing Math That Does Not Add Up: Why Building More Homes Is Harder Than It Sounds

The argument for building more housing is simple enough that it can be stated in a single sentence: there are more households who want homes than there are homes available, and the…

By David Chen Β· May 15, 2026 Β· 1,232 views
World

The New American City: How Migration Within the US Is Redrawing the Map

Somewhere between 2020 and now, the mental geography of American cities shifted. The hierarchy that held for most of the twentieth century, with New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago …

By Priya Nair Β· May 11, 2026 Β· 941 views
Business

The Rust Belt Reborn: How Midwest Manufacturing Towns Are Writing a New Chapter

For decades, the story of places like Youngstown, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, was told in the past tense. Steel mills shuttered. Populations thinned. Downtown storefronts gave way to …

By James Thornton Β· May 8, 2026 Β· 1,240 views
Business

Housing Crisis Deepens as Mortgage Rates Hover Near 7 Percent

America's housing affordability crisis shows no signs of abating as mortgage rates remain stubbornly elevated, pricing millions of would-be buyers out of the market and trapping ex…

By David Chen Β· Apr 23, 2026 Β· 3,888 views
Politics

Senate Passes Landmark Infrastructure Bill After Weeks of Negotiations

The United States Senate passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion infrastructure package Thursday evening, ending weeks of tense negotiations and delivering a major legislative win for the …

By Marcus Webb Β· Apr 22, 2026 Β· 5,207 views