Social Justice Superstar Neighborhoods and the Concentration of Wealth The geography of income inequality is all about demand. Jim Russell
Social Justice Turning Real Estate Market Fundamentals on Their Head Superstar cities and the spread of gentrification. Jim Russell
Social Justice Giving Up on Urban Neighborhoods Many of the efforts made to resuscitate dying cities aren't concerned with dying neighborhoods. Sometimes it's easier to just amputate the limbs to save the body. Jim Russell
Social Justice Geography of Income Equality and Gentrification In a truly global market, the price of real estate doesn't necessarily reflect the ability of those living in the area to afford it. Jim Russell
Social Justice Migration and Development in an Age of Growing Economic Inequality A dispatch from the "Reinventing Older Communities: Bridging Growth & Opportunity" conference in Philadelphia. Jim Russell
Social Justice Myths of Population Decline and Fiscal Stress in American Cities Day two at the "Reinventing Older Communities: Bridging Growth & Opportunity" conference in Philadelphia. Jim Russell
Social Justice Does Geographic Context Matter When Reinventing America’s Older Communities? Not really. Common problems, regardless of place, will lead to common solutions. Jim Russell
Social Justice Gentrification Is in the Eye of the Beholder Lessons from Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Jim Russell
Social Justice Why Is Brooklyn Dying? The borough has experienced a drop in average per capita income, but there's a good reason for that. Jim Russell
Social Justice Ironic Demographics: Brooklyn Is Dying What can we learn, if anything, from the drop in median household income in New York City's most populous borough? Jim Russell