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Beyond Feudalism: Addressing California's Inequality Crisis (Live Event)
On July 14th, Joel & Marshall held a Virtual Town Hall on a research brief titled, Beyond Feudalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class discussing inequality in California read more »
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Big Cities | Munk Debates with guests Joel Kotkin and Richard Florida
Does the COVID-19 pandemic spell the end of the big city boom?
Listen to the debate at Munk Debates. read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast — GateWay 2nd Chance: Why We Need Education & Life Skills for At-Risk Youth
Hosts Marshall Toplansky and Joel Kotkin welcome you to today’s episode of Feudal Future! read more »
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Beyond Feudalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class
In this new report, Beyond Feudalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky examine how California has drifted toward feudalism, and how it can restore upward mobility for middle and working-class citizens. An excerpt from the report follows below: read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast — How California's Climate Policies Hurt the Middle Class, with Jennifer Hernandez
In the fourth episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky interview Jennifer Hernandez, a partner with Holland & Knight Law Firm in its California offices. Her firm is one of the most prominent in the world of environmental regulations, and she herself is in the midst of lawsuits pertaining to California environmental law. read more »
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Virtual Town Hall – California Feudalism: Addressing California's Inequality Crisis
Join us for a presentation on Kotkin and Toplanksky's research brief titled California Feudalism: A Strategy to Restore California's Middle Class, discussing inequality in California and how a change in state policy could restore our state’s dream. read more »
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Feudal Future Podcast — Rural Urban Migration and Class Structure in China with Li Sun
In the third episode of the Feudal Future podcast, hosts Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky, interview guest Li Sun. Li is a lecturer in sociology and social policy at the University of Leeds in the UK. Originally from China, she has resided in several other countries since 2007 read more »
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On the George Floyd Killing and Police Reform
Obviously I wanted to write something here about the George Floyd killing and its aftermath. I’ve struggled to find something to say, in part because I am far less optimistic than many others read more »
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Telework, Telehealth & Real Estate After the Pandemic with Dan Young
In the second episode of the Feudal Future podcast, Joel Kotkin and Marshall Toplansky talk with guest Dan Young about his vision of the future post-COVID-19. read more »
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