College: important, but not magic bullet
[From 2011] Pundits and policy-makers like to tout more education as the solution to stagnant incomes or widening inequality. But a closer look suggests that “the education answer” is incomplete.
Data from W-2's allow closer look at income higher on the wage scale
"Net compensation" data allow for examination of wage income as high as the "$50 million and up" category.
Insurance execs are more valuable than doctors, aren't they?
They certainly make much more money, and the gap has been growing over time.
Large racial gaps in median income on city level
Last week: state-by-state gaps. This week: Whites, Asians in largest U.S. cities still have far higher incomes than African Americans, Latinos.
Racial disparities in median household income remain enormous in most states
American Community Survey data released this month show White, non-Latino household earnings at least 50 percent higher than that of African-Americans in 40 states.
Don't call tax cuts for wealthy 'compromise'
If one side gives up when it has maximum leverage, and the opposition says only that it will keep fighting for its original position, it's more apt to use the term 'surrender' or 'fecklessness.'
Comparative income inequality, U.S. share of income for wealthiest (a work in progress)
Data viz tracks U.S. income inequality in relation to selected industrialized countries; shows increasing share of U.S. income going to topmost few.