Generations – Kruse Kronicle

The Future of the American Dream

Dec 12, 2016

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, Generations, History, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income

For most Americans today, there has been a presumption that our children's lives will be more prosperous than ours. The American Dream, whatever particularities might include, has always included this assumption. It is virtually a social contract. Is the idea that most of our children will have a more prosperous life than we did really…

The Centennial Generation

Feb 12, 2015

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The Futures Company: Meet the Centennials "Centennials are growing up with a less idealist and more pragmatic edge. They’re facing situations that the Millennials didn’t have to deal with until early adulthood. As a result, Centennials are growing up more savvy, in graver times when everybody doesn’t win and when choices are limited and success…

Demography Links

Apr 1, 2014

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in Culture, Demography, Economic Development, Education, Europe, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Immigration, Links – Demography, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Washington Post: Robert Samuelson: America’s demographic denial … For proof, see Paul Taylor’s new book, “The Next America.” Taylor oversees many of the Pew Research Center’s opinion surveys. His masterful synthesis of polls shows that three familiar mega-trends lie at the core of America’s political and social stalemate. First, immigration. By 2050, immigrants and…

Social Science and Culture Links

Mar 31, 2014

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in Culture, Environment, Gender and Sex, Generations, Links – Social Science and Culture, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Sociology

1. Atlantic Cities: How Different Generations of Americans Budget Their Time Example 2. Business Insider: How Women Spend Their Time Vs. How Men Spend Their Time 3. USA Today: Millennial doesn't mean liberal: Column Bad news for Democrats: It seems Millennials are special little snowflakes after all. A new report by the centrist Democratic think…

Social Science and Culture Links

Feb 24, 2014

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in Business, Education, Gender and Sex, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Social Science and Culture, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Vocation

1. Two informative articles in Forbes: A Tale Of Two Incomes: How To Handle Having More Money Than Your Friends and A Tale Of Two Incomes: How To Handle Having Less Money Than Your Friends 2. New Yorker: Why Your Name Matters … The effects of name-signalling—what names say about ethnicity, religion, social sphere, and…

Economics Links

Feb 3, 2014

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in Capitalism and Markets, Culture, Economic Development, Economics, Generations, Globalization, Health and Medicine, History, Human Progress, Links – Economics, Poverty, Race, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Brookings: Prospects for Ending Extreme Poverty by 2030 2. Carpe Diem: World trade and output both reached new all-time record highs in November and are nearly 10% above previous peaks 3. PBS Newshour: More than 200 million people were unemployed in the world in 2013 Worldwide, the number of unemployed people rose by 5…

Demography Links

Jan 11, 2014

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in China, Demography, Generations, Health and Medicine, History, Links – Demography, Public Policy, Race, Social Media, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. New York Times: Why Are Americans Staying Put? … “This decline in migration has been going on for a long time now, through all sorts of ups and downs in the housing market,” said Greg Kaplan of Princeton University, who, along with Sam Schulhofer-Wohl of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, has studied the…

5 Technologies Seniors Use More Than Millennials

Jan 9, 2014

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in Generations, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Demography Links

Oct 28, 2013

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in Demography, Generations, Health and Medicine, Immigration, Links – Demography, Politics, Race, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. A look at global population trends in the Christian Science Monitor. "Too many people is a big problem, but too few is a concern as well." "The story of the 21st century has been one of falling birthrates, rising standards of living, and a revolution in food production. But the global picture is uneven:…

Government and the Boomer Apocalypse

Oct 16, 2013

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in Generations, Politics, Public Policy, Sociology

I’m fascinated with a Hardball ad MSNBC is running. It features Chris Matthews, showing clips from throughout his life. It closes with this remark: “… And you can expect me to fight for the causes that stirred me in my twenties, when passions rose, when minds were set, and life mission accepted. And this is…

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