Unemployed By Automation

The phrase “Robots are coming to take our jobs” is an over-simplification. Some jobs will be more vulnerable than others. Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2016

Over 50 million Americans live in zip codes with over 55% unemployment. Only 11% of Americans, 4% of Europeans, and Continue reading →

Compounded Inequality

Wealth and income inequality are compounding to amplify geographic inequality. One consequence of the Great Recession (or the Second Great Continue reading →

Great Jobs Are Rare

For people with great jobs, great! Doesn’t everyone enjoy going to work? If not, it’s just an attitude problem. For Continue reading →

Minimum Wage Increases Work

Seattle has been a testing ground for raising the minimum wage. Debates were put aside and the wages were raised. Continue reading →

Americans Saving Again

The Great Recession (The Second Great Depression) switched American attitudes from spending to saving. In the early years of the Continue reading →

Realities Of The 1099 Economy

Unemployment is down to 5%. Yay! So, why are so many people unsatisfied? Thirty years ago, low unemployment meant many Continue reading →

Trickle Down Proved Wrong

We’ve lived with supply side and trickle down economic theories for long enough that they can now be tested against Continue reading →