AI is disrupting entry-level work. But don’t mistake short-term chaos for collapse. The college wage premium still holds.
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Posted inNovember/December 2025
Measuring the Vibecession
Why top-line federal statistics miss the economic pain average Americans feel.
Posted inBooks
Measuring the Vibecession
Why top-line federal statistics miss the economic pain average Americans feel.
Posted inEconomy
The College Degree Is Not Losing Value
Yes, AI is disrupting entry-level work. But don’t mistake short-term chaos for collapse. The college wage premium still holds.
Posted inEconomy
No, Native-Born Employment Has Not Soared
A viral chart showing an increase in employment among native-born Americans is a multiple-count data felony.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Political Animal
No, the Unemployment Rate Didn’t Really Drop in May
Donald Trump bragged about a bogus jobs number and defiled George Floyd’s name in the process.
Posted inEconomy, Featured, Political Animal
The Real Unemployment Rate Is Worse Than Trump Will Tell Us
There are millions of more jobless Americans than the Labor Department’s April report suggests.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Democrats Need to Pivot From Jobs and Focus on Wages
It’s beyond time to put an increase in the minimum wage at the top of the agenda.
