Pedestrian Observations breaks down why some trains go slow (unfortunately they haven’t broken down a recent 11.5 hour, 320 mile trip—an average of 29 mph—from Emeryville to Santa Barbara in California), but it does offer a 7-point guide to how to speed up East Coast corridor train trips.
Seeking a Better Measure of Inequality, 50 Years After ‘I Have a Dream’
Severe inequities remain between whites and non-whites in American economic life. But it isn’t clear that employers are as much to blame as one might expect.
