Oct 15 Watch 3:09 Why we need to stop sharing American Dream success stories Why would author Casey Gerald want people to stop highlighting success stories like his own? Gerald says he grew up on “the wrong side of the tracks” and went on to Harvard Business school. But he says celebrations of the… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 7:57 How a new aristocracy’s self-segregation puts stress on society By Paul Solman Growing class division is destabilizing our society, argues author and philosopher Matthew Stewart in a provocative Atlantic magazine cover story. He says there's a group in between the top 0.1 percent and bottom 90 percent that plays an important role… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:01 The next generation of African-American doctors finds success and support at this university By Hari Sreenivasan Xavier University, a small, historically black college in New Orleans, manages to graduate more African Americans who go on to become medical doctors than any other undergraduate institution in the country -- a fact that's even more striking given a… Continue watching
Jun 29 The hottest chart in economics, and what it means By Paul Solman The "elephant chart" explains the rise of populism in the developed world and so much more. Continue reading
Jun 16 Column: The only conquerors of inequality are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse By Walter Scheidel Walter Scheidel argues that economic inequality is not only inevitable, but that whenever inequality has been reduced, the reasons forcing inequality down have been nothing short of horrific. Continue reading
Jun 02 Column: ‘The New Urban Crisis’ is a crisis of capitalism, writ large By Richard Florida Are cities the great engines of innovation, the models of economic and social progress that the optimists celebrate, or are they the zones of gaping inequality and class division that the pessimists decry? The reality is that they are both. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 9:04 Has urban revival caused a crisis of success? By PBS NewsHour, Sarah Clune Hartman Attract members of the "creative class" to a city and they will create jobs and spur urban renewal. But that idea, championed by noted urbanologist Richard Florida, has a double-edged downside: increased economic segregation and less affordable housing. Economics correspondent… Continue watching
Jun 01 Is the ‘creative class’ saving our cities, or making them impossible to live in? By Paul Solman The clustering of the "creative class" -- professionals in the arts, in the media, in tech -- has brought growth and innovation to cities, but has also led to "the new urban crisis," author Richard Florida tells the NewsHour's Paul… Continue reading
May 10 How does where you live affect your life expectancy? By Paul Solman Life expectancy can very by as much as 20 years depending on what county you live in, a new report finds. Continue reading
Oct 31 Are you an informed voter? A quiz By Making Sen$e Editor Americans can agree on one thing this election season: they're angry. But is your anger based on facts or misconceptions? Take our quiz to find out. Continue reading