The Federal Communications Commission’s lauded expansion of its “Lifeline” program for low-income broadband access could end up being less than promised.
Economy
Where Inequality Begins
A new report shows that disparities in job quality may be a big contributing factor to the racial wealth gap.
How to Make More Good Blue-Collar Jobs
If you’re looking for a silver lining in the dark cloud of the Trump candidacy, you might notice that it has brought some attention to the worsening state of white people without a college degree. It’s not that the world is rosy for non-whites without college degrees, of course, but on average they were starting… Read more »
Potential Downsides of a $15 Minimum Wage
Much of the leftosphere has been uncritically cheering the likelihood that California will move its minimum age to $15/hour. I am therefore glad that Kevin Drum has raised a cautionary note. As Kevin points out, modest raises in the minimum wage do not seem to produce increased unemployment, but this would not be a modest… Read more »
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.
The GOP Threat to High-Skilled Immigration
Tough talk on illegal immigration has been a signature issue for both Republican presidential contenders Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz – you’d be hard-pressed to find a voter who hasn’t heard of Trump’s proposal to “build a wall” on the U.S.-Mexico border. But perhaps less well-known are these candidates’ equally damaging and retrograde views… Read more »
Why Poor Working Mothers Can’t Get Ahead
Quality child care costs as much as college tuition. Is it any wonder low-income women can’t escape the trap of poverty?
The Real Reason Middle America Should Be Angry
Like many “flyover” cities, St. Louis’s decline is not mainly a story of deindustrialization, but of decisions in Washington that opened the door to predatory monopoly.
God Save the Scene
D.C. punk has thrived for decades with the help of churches, activists, and even the library. Can it survive the city’s rapid redevelopment?
Why Is Marriage Thriving Among (and Only Among) the Affluent?
Experts struggle to explain one of the biggest drivers of inequality.
