Feminism has evolved significantly in the last few decades. Gone are the milquetoast second-wave emphases on liberal equality. The newest approach focuses on the overlapping oppression suffered by all sorts of identity groups. As part of this shift, certain issues have been discarded, and others de-emphasized. For instance, the rather white upper-class concerns about the… Continue reading The gender pay gap really does matter
Author: Matt Bruenig
Conservatives do not actually care about freedom of contract
Complain about working conditions and pay around a conservative and you are sure to hear the following: you agree to those working conditions and pay by choosing to work there. Nevermind that that may be your only employment option or all other employment options have similar working conditions and pay. So long as you choose… Continue reading Conservatives do not actually care about freedom of contract
The decline of good jobs and its significance
CEPR is out with a new report about good jobs in the modern economy. In the report, CEPR defines a good job as one that pays $18.50/hr (the inflation adjusted male median wage of 1979), has employer-provided health insurance, and has an employer-sponsored retirement plan. In total, 24.6 percent of the population had good jobs… Continue reading The decline of good jobs and its significance
On vacation
I am on vacation for the next two weeks. It is very unlikely that I will blog during that period. So regular readers will need to get their fix elsewhere. I highly recommend this clever fellow for those looking for new and interesting content.
United States inequality relative to OECD inequality
I came across this helpful chart from the OECD, which plots inequality over time for both the US and the 34-country OECD average: It really deserves pointing out that people are not lying when they remark that the United States is a high-inequality society. If we had enough political will, this could easily be changed,… Continue reading United States inequality relative to OECD inequality