America, A Failed State?
30% of Americans missed their housing payments in June
Published Tue, Jun 16 20204:50 PM EDT
cnbc.com/2020/06/16/30percent-of-americans-missed-their-housing-payments-in-june.html
We Are Living in a Failed State
The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken.
JUNE 2020 ISSUE
theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/underlying-conditions/610261/
Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink
theconversation.com/is-america-a-failing-state-how-a-superpower-has-been-brought-to-the-brink-139680
Is America descending into a failed state?
sundayguardianlive.com/world/america-descending-failed-state
Crime is surging in US cities. Some say defunding the police will actually make it fall
By Scottie Andrew, CNN
Updated 0321 GMT (1121 HKT) July 15, 2020
edition.cnn.com/2020/07/14/us/police-violence-defund-debate-trnd/index.html
Testing Theories of American Politics:
Elites, Interest Groups, and Average
Citizens
Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page
scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf
Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink
June 23, 2020 5.59am AEST
theconversation.com/is-america-a-failing-state-how-a-superpower-has-been-brought-to-the-brink-139680
Robert Reich discusses income inequality
A conversation with the former secretary of labor on “social cohesion”
economist.com/democracy-in-america/2007/10/23/robert-reich-discusses-income-inequality
Nightmare in New York: How Covid-19, BLM protests and a liberal mayor are turning the city into a no-go zone as murders skyrocket, shops are looted and 500,000 middle-class residents flee
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8490367/How-coronavirus-BLM-protests-liberal-mayor-doing-Bin-Laden-never-could.html
Readers React: Defunding the police is ridiculous idea
mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-opi-let-pascuzzo-defund-police-20200612-n4aeha7245czrhuwgha4fg7m7i-story.html
How New York Became Safe: The Full Story
A citywide effort, involving many agencies and institutions, helped restore order.
George L. Kelling
Special Issue 2009
city-journal.org/html/how-new-york-became-safe-full-story-13197.html
Readers React: Defunding the police is ridiculous idea
mcall.com/opinion/readers-react/mc-opi-let-pascuzzo-defund-police-20200612-n4aeha7245czrhuwgha4fg7m7i-story.html
The Cities Taking Up Calls to Defund the Police
Minneapolis councilmembers took a remarkable step in pledging to disband its police department. Other cities are heeding demands to reduce police resources.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-09/the-cities-taking-up-calls-to-defund-the-police