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Between the pandemic and the election — and in an era when the media and other forms of expertise are constantly being challenged in both constructive and unconstructive ways — there’s not a lot to feel certain about.

Government investments in education and homeownership, for example, can have constructive ripple effects in an economy that depends so fundamentally on consumer spending.

Experts say they see far more “constructive evictions” — cases in which people leave because they are pressured over missed rent and don’t know their rights.

Another email began with “Oy vey,” followed by “a little vent — with genuinely constructive thoughts.”