The Patchwork Nation team has been traveling around the country, looking at different types of communities and how they are coping with the economic crisis. This week, they were in Eagle, Colorado, an area that has seen high highs and low lows throughout history.
Last night on the NewsHour, Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation explained the thinking behind mapping different types of communities and how looking at location and context together create a deeper picture of what the American economy looks like.
“But it’s more than that, because, when you break the counties out into these types, as we [...]
While there have been fewer layoffs and other positive signs in the overall economy, economists are still waiting on a change in the real estate market. Only a few areas in the U.S. saw an uptick in new home sales in August and lower housing prices haven’t instilled confidence in some of the hardest-hit [...]
Despite the economic downturn, sales of guns and ammunition are growing in various parts of the country. This is the topic of the latest post on Patchwork Nation, a survey of how different types of communities are coping with the economic downturn. This morning, I chatted online with Dante Chinni, director of the Patchwork Nation [...]
The healthcare crisis is reaching a fever pitch, as more and more Americans find themselves without coverage, Patchwork Nation reported today:
“When Patchwork Nation analyzed the numbers, we found that the percentage of uninsured people grew across 11 of our 12 community types in that year. And between 2000 and 2006, all 12 types saw [...]
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