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Progress-less: Understanding Some of the Economics Behind Rising Inequality

The stagnating middle class, the lack of progress by gender and race, and the rise of the rich since the 1970s

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An Employment Situation Checkup

Believe it or not, it has been nearly a year since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the U.S. economy. Time for a checkup.

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The Covid-19 Recession Versus the Great Recession in One Chart

They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Well, this chart is worth a 1,000 bad ones.

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The April 2020 Unemployment Report is Bad. And Unequal.

The unemployment report from April highlights just how severe this crisis is. The report also illustrates just how unequal it is.

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Coronavirus didn’t Create Racial/Ethnic Inequality. But it’s Exaggerating It.

Black and Hispanic workers have always made less and been less healthy than white workers. The Coronavirus isn’t helping.

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Should Health Insurance Come From Employers? Spoiler Alert: No.

Lot’s of things in this crazy world don’t make sense. Employer-sponsored health insurance is one of them.

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Coronavirus Targets the Economically Vulnerable

The economically vulnerable always suffer the most in an economic emergency. Coronavirus is no different.

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