Mar 15 Watch Paul Solman and Dante Chinni Talk Economic Inequality in Ohio Paul Solman and Dante Chinni discuss the two economic worlds they found in Ohio. Continue watching
Mar 14 Income Inequality Gap Widens Among U.S. Communities Over 30 Years View of Philadelphia from Glenwood Green Acres public garden; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/tonythemisfit In the debate about income inequality in America, many stories miss an important point: rising disparities are not just about investment bankers versus… Continue reading
Mar 14 A Snapshot of Economic Inequality Across our ‘Patchwork Nation’ By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Paul Solman and Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation recently traveled to Ohio's Crawford and Delaware counties to examine economic inequality. In a preview of the upcoming story, which is slated to air on Tuesday's broadcast, we're… Continue reading
Mar 08 Diabetes Data Reflect Health, Income and Socio-Economic Divides Living a healthy lifestyle is not easy in the U.S.; keeping fit can be tough in the land of supersizes and never-ending pasta bowls. But the health problems aren't the same everywhere, and in a paper released Tuesday, the Centers… Continue reading
Mar 04 Rural Counties Are Losing Population and Aging, But Are They Really ‘Dying?’ As the 2010 Census results start to roll out, America is beginning its decennial demographic "who are we" discussion. Are we older than 10 years ago? Are we more diverse? And where are we going -- literally -- when… Continue reading
Mar 02 Pain at the Pump Across Patchwork Nation As protesters march throughout the Middle East, forcing regime changes, they have set the oil markets into a panic. On Feb. 1, crude oil futures were trading at just under $75 a barrel. By Feb. 28, they were trading… Continue reading
Feb 25 With Public-Sector Unions in Spotlight, How Does Voting Public View Them? Firefighters at Feb. 19 rally in Madison, Wis.; Flickr Creative Commons photo courtesy CindyH Photography What started in Wisconsin as a budget fight about the wages and bargaining power of public-sector unions has grown into a national fight… Continue reading
Feb 22 Lack of Unity Dooms One Montana Tea Party, May Speak to Wider Problems Six weeks into the new Congress, the Tea Party caucus continues to be a vocal presence in Washington, calling for deeper program cuts to balance the federal budget including opposition to defense plans supported by the GOP… Continue reading
Feb 15 As Washington Eyes Budget Cuts, How Would Local Economies Be Affected? The annual arrival of the president's proposed federal budget is always more of a show than a real news event - a starting point for congressional additions and subtractions - but that is especially true this year with the new… Continue reading
Feb 11 Patchwork Nation: Foreclosures up in the ‘Monied Burbs’ Foreclosure sign in Haymarket, Va. (Flickr user taberandrew) Reading economic numbers is not easy in 2011. This indicator or that one may sound hopeful -- but there is always a caveat. So it is with the latest foreclosure numbers. Continue reading