His rhetoric helped propel him to the presidency, but it ignores the reality of the coal industry.
Stephen Rose
Stephen Rose is a Research Professor at the George Washington University Institute of Public Policy. A well-known labor economist, he is the author of Social Stratification in the United States, first published in 1979.
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Trump and the Revolt of the White Middle Class
No, the down-and-out white working class didn’t propel Trump to the presidency.
Posted inEconomy
The Real Roots of Class Rage
Anger over inequality is not about the “one percent.” Growing inequality within the middle class may be what’s really driving populism.
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Misplaced Nostalgia for the “Good Old Days”
The bygone days of American greatness evoked by Trump and Sanders are largely based on myth.
Posted inEconomy
The Truth About Trade and Job Losses
Trade agreements aren’t the principal factor to blame for the majority of U.S. job losses or the decline in earnings.
Posted inEconomy, Politics
Reality Versus Rhetoric in Conservative “Anti-Government” Philosophy
Red states are the biggest “takers” of federal funding.
Posted inEconomy
Don’t Fear the Robots
Tech entrepreneur Martin Ford predicts robots will replace half of U.S. workers over the next 20 years. Here’s why he’s dead wrong.
Posted inEconomy, Politics
The Not-So-Simple Politics of Inequality and the Middle Class
Soaring inequality should be leading to policy and political change. So why hasn’t it?
