Dec 15 Column: Why raising the minimum wage is good economics By John Komlos It's about time to raise the minimum wage, writes economist John Komlos. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch In a game of wealth, fat cats who don’t share keep winning By PBS News Hour An online game asks players to share some of their wealth on faith that the others will reciprocate. But each player has the option of choosing not to share, amassing more and more wealth. In designing a game to test… Continue watching
Sep 17 Twitter chat: How does growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods affect life outcomes? By Jaclyn Diaz At 1 p.m. EDT, Friday, September 18 we’ll discuss the relation between race and upward mobility, and more, with a panel of experts. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:42 Do labor-saving robots spell doom for American workers? By PBS News Hour The onslaught of automation that's replacing human workers -- from golf caddies to bank tellers -- may be putting us on a path to humanitarian crisis, says Jerry Kaplan, author of "Humans Need Not Apply." As technology grows and jobs… Continue watching
May 20 In America, inequality begins in the womb By John Komlos Sadly, zip codes of birth do matter in the U.S. and they matter more than we think, argues economist John Komlos. Continue reading
May 12 Here’s a look at emerging buzzwords from the 2016 presidential campaign By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Of all the buzzwords and phrases popping up early in the presidential campaign, "income inequality" must be close to the top of the list. And it's not just Democrats insisting that the nation must deal with it firmly and fast. Continue reading
May 04 Income inequality begins at birth and these are the stats that prove it By John Komlos We need to look beyond the ugly surface manifestations of young black men being shot in the back and consider the deeper socioeconomic plight of this demographic in this country in 2015. The truth of the matter is that people… Continue reading
May 03 Food servers in Capitol Hill grapple with low wages By Charles Babington, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Many of the Capitol's food servers, who make the meals, bus the tables and run the cash registers in the restaurants and carryouts that serve lawmakers, earn less than $11 an hour. Continue reading
Apr 02 Why education won’t solve America’s inequality crisis By Simone Pathe Earnings inequality in America has increased since 1979 — that much we know. But why and what to do about it is murky — in part because we’re often talking past each other when we talk about inequality. There are… Continue reading