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By: 
Ronald Brownstein
Date: 
Thursday, January 17, 2013
In: 
National Journal

..eclectic urban theorist Joel Kotkin argues that state Democrats, mostly through overzealous environmental policies, are suppressing growth in blue-collar professions such as energy, agriculture, and home-building that could expand opportunities for minorities seeking upward mobility.

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Coming together to rebuild the economy

But as Joel Kotkin has pointed out in an excellent study, the prairie has seen an economic recovery over the past decade. Oklahoma has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.

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"At some point, the Intermountain West could well become a true rival of Silicon Valley, as more trained workers and entrepreneurs flock to the area," writes Joel Kotkin, author of the Manhattan Institute study "America's Growth Corridors: The Key to National Revival."

are millenials a window of opportunity or a closed door for home builders?

Futurist author Joel Kotkin, a Chapman University social scholar and longtime San Fernando Valley resident, said millennials aiming to raise families echo that sentiment.

The recent and much-ballyhooed gentrification of downtown Los Angeles has increased its population from 35,000 to 50,000, largely as a result of young adults moving in, Kotkin said.

Joel Talks About America's New Ruling Class on the Progressive Radio Network

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They’re young, absurdly wealthy, supercorporatist tech gurus—and, with the Obama administration, have become a de-facto and “potentially dominant” ruling class in America, says Leid Stories guest Joel Kotkin, who for more than 30 years has been tracking the footprints of power and influence globally.

This group, says Kotkin, has quietly amassed unprecedented power and influence, and in many ways is driving domestic and foreign policy.

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"Greenurbia is the suburbs of the future. The suburbs of the 1950s were bedroom communities for people who commuted into the city. Today, there’s much more employment in the suburbs, and the big change is the number of people working full-time or part-time at home. Having people commute from one computer screen to another doesn’t make sense."

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Kotkin has a striking ability to envision how global forces will shape daily family life, and his conclusions can be thought-provoking as well as counterintuitive. It's amazing there isn't more public discussion about the enormous changes ahead, and reassuring to have this talented thinker on the case. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR national desk correspondent

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