U.S. Corporations Are Hoarding Wealth at the Highest Rate Since 1971
Just look at the ratio between the increase in profits and the increase in investment to see how things have changed over the last 40 years.
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Bike Lanes in Gomorrah
Armed with happiness studies, a new book makes a hedonistic case for virtuous urbanism.
‘The Atlantic’ Is Wrong About Married Parents Producing Richer Kids
Sure, kids with married parents appear to have better outcomes by some measures. But a narrow reading of the data ignores strong evidence about the viability of alternative family structures.
Economic Mobility and Education in the U.S. Today
We all know that most children of poverty who make it through college will end up better off than their parents, but what about the kids who start at the top?
Welcome to an Economy for the 1%
A full 95 percent of all of the new income generated during the 2009-2012 recovery went to a very small group of individuals.
Forget What You’ve Heard: Money Can Definitely Bring You Happiness
New data show that when it comes to happiness, you can never be too rich.
The Wealth of Nations: The U.S. Leads the Globe in Inequality
If the country's total wealth were distributed evenly among adults, we would all be worth more than $260,000.
People Develop, Not Places
Measuring the development of patches of Earth seems ridiculous. But that's exactly what we do. How might things differ if we measured income per natural instead of income per resident?
