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A Coda For The American Worker

When it comes to dividing up the pie, every year Americans are left fighting over fewer and fewer crumbs. This was not an inevitable…

Sep 2, 2019

A Coda For The American Worker

Sep 2, 2019

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Part 5: Inequality is Fiscally Irresponsible

What if poverty is the root cause of our national debt crisis? As it turns out, unequal societies are much more expensive to govern.

Jul 23, 2019

Part 5: Inequality is Fiscally Irresponsible

Jul 23, 2019

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“Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You.”

The first real shots of the US-China trade war have just been fired. How did it come to this, and where do we go from here?

Jun 3, 2019

“Don’t Say We Didn’t Warn You.”

Jun 3, 2019

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The Level Field

Part 4: Why National Wealth Doesn’t Buy National Health

Pitting America’s medical system against ten of the best can help us solve our spending puzzle. Here are 5 key pieces.

May 24, 2019

Part 4: Why National Wealth Doesn’t Buy National Health

May 24, 2019

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Part 3: A Sick Deal

Who has the best health care system in the world? And why isn’t it us?

Apr 29, 2019

Part 3: A Sick Deal

Apr 29, 2019

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Part 2: Here Are The Receipts, Cardi

Last spring, Cardi B asked some pointed questions about what Uncle Sam is doing with all her tax money. I rounded up the receipts.

Apr 15, 2019

Part 2: Here Are The Receipts, Cardi

Apr 15, 2019

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Part 1: The Ketchup Problem

We can’t pick governments like we pick groceries. Even if we could, there are no labels to help us compare. Let’s make some.

Apr 10, 2019

Part 1: The Ketchup Problem

Apr 10, 2019

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America Is Falling Behind On Its Car Payments, Again.

The last time auto loan delinquency rates were this high was ten years ago, just as the US economy was spiraling downward into the Great…

Feb 14, 2019

America Is Falling Behind On Its Car Payments, Again.

Feb 14, 2019

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The Level Field

Inequality From Above

A drone photographer traveled the world to capture the lines that divide us.

Jan 7, 2019

Inequality From Above

Jan 7, 2019

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The Level Field

Was the US economy ever great?

Actually, there was a stretch after World War II when Americans enjoyed a much larger share of the nation’s income.

Jan 3, 2019

Was the US economy ever great?

Jan 3, 2019

Don Leonard

Don Leonard

Don Leonard, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning at The Ohio State University and founder of TheLevelField.com

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