One of the deep, long-term changes in American lives has been what social historians call the “standardization” of the life course. From the 19th into the 20th century, increasingly more young Americans were able to follow a common sequence: get educated, get a job, leave parents’ home, get married, have […] Read more »
Give to Those at the Bottom? Sure, as Long as They Stay There
When it comes to reducing inequality, Americans may be open to bolder solutions for reining in those at the top than for ones boosting people at the bottom. But sometimes that depends on how close to the bottom they are. CONT. Noam Scheiber, New York Times Read more »
Why don’t voters demand more redistribution?
… Opposition to redistribution is partly rooted in the fact that few American voters consider themselves poor or working class, and even fewer understand just how much more money the wealthy have than they themselves do. Yet even if a majority of voters perfectly understood their relative position in the […] Read more »
Inequality Troubles Americans Across Party Lines, Times/CBS Poll Finds
Americans are broadly concerned about inequality of wealth and income despite an economy that has improved by most measures, a sentiment that is already driving the 2016 presidential contest, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. The poll found that a strong majority say that wealth should be more […] Read more »
Who can get ahead in the U.S.?
The public is divided on the availability of good jobs for American workers. … Beyond the workplace, the poll suggests concerns about opportunities for success and the distribution of wealth, with many thinking both are slanted toward those at the top of the income ladder. CONT. CBS News Read more »
Obama’s Job Approval Suffers Amid Economic and ISIS Worries
Persistent economic anxiety at home and the advance of Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria are complicating life for Barack Obama, helping push his job approval rating back under water, to its lowest of the year. Forty-five percent of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of Obama’s […] Read more »