August 2012

After Barack Obama was elected, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told an audience of execs that "you never want a serious crisis go to waste." New research suggests, however, that financial crises usually go to waste, resulting in polarized gridlock and a host of minor reforms instead of total reinvention. Read more

High levels of foreclosures are often found in neighborhoods with substantial crime problems, but do empty homes encourage or increase crime, or just follow in its path? Read more