The Reality of Middle-class Life in America
affordability is not the question…. It’s income stupid. This is a repost of an article by Ashley McNamara on LinkedIn. I recently ran the numbers […]
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My Children Will Be Better Off Than Me – a series on American values
A cherished part of our national culture has long been the belief that parents can improve their children’s future through better education, hard work, and […]
Insecurities for the Bottom 90% of the US Population – part 3 – Housing
This is part of the series on the insecurities produced by American capitalism for most Americans Housing Insecurity Housing is a basic human necessity. Questions […]
Insecurities for the Bottom 90% of the US Population – part 1
We have written at some length about the flatlining of income growth for the bottom 90% of the population since 1980 and the transfer […]
What to do about the past 50 years of American life – policy suggestions
A reader of my recent post, “Bernie Sanders got much right about our current situation….” commented: “Thank you Mark for validating what we know to […]
Sources of Poverty in the US – Matthew Desmond article – Updated
Original posting – 3.6.2023 Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, has a new book Poverty, by America set to […]
My Year End Siege of Angers – the addendum
Here are two more angers: (an addendum to the 1.1.2023 post: My Year End Siege of Angers – the list) Guns: “Eighteen percent of U.S. households […]
Tightrope – Americans reaching for hope by Kristof and WuDunn – book review
Tightrope provides a well-written description of the American crisis through personal stories and hard data. Unfortunately it falls flat in its call for action.
Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”
Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%.