There are at least three challenges rural communities need to resolve if they are going to land new residents.

What would it take for rural America to reel in more residents? Jobs. But a couple of researchers argue that there companies don’t have to move there — just the people.

Plants close. Relationships end. Jobs disappear. Change sucks. How do we get better at it?

We have this growing misconception that corporations are people. But they aren’t. And that’s not why they give back to communities.

We don’t save for rainy days anymore. Here’s how we might start.

It’s hard to know where to start in addressing our complex affordable housing problem. Here are three places we can focus our attention.

With record numbers of bettors — and record numbers of newbies — watching this year’s Super Bowl, break out this Super Bowl quiz at your Super Bowl party….

A further look at why, when some things are going well in the US, so many people feel so negative about so many things. It’s not just our negativity bias.

Converting NIMBY’s to YIMBY’s involves addressing their fears systematically.

My experience having affordable housing down the street was that it had no effect on my property value. But the plural of anecdote is not data. What the data shows about the impact of affordable housing on property values may surprise you.

Call it “affordable” housing. Call it “workforce” housing. We don’t have enough of it. That causes big problems not just for those who need it, but for all of us.

Don’t buy the hype; there was plenty to be happy about in 2023 — if you look for it.