Immobility Nation
January 30, 2012 | For most people facing poverty today in the United States, the concept of America as the land of opportunity is just a fable.
Articles by Salvatore Babones
Good News and Bad News about GDP Growth
January 27, 2012 | Americans are in for a long, hard slog.
America’s Skimpy Minimum Wage
January 4, 2012 | Had the federal minimum wage risen at the same pace as the earnings of the highest-paid Americans, it would now be $26.96 an hour.
‘Tis the Season to Shop at Tiffany’s
December 24, 2011 | Retail sales are up in the top 1 percent's plutonomy, but down in the realonomy where the other 99 percent live.
Chained COLAs and the Battle over Social Security
December 19, 2011 | The supercommittee shouldn't have considered this unreasonable, unprincipled, and unfair cost-cutting plan.
The Other 99 Percent: How the U.S. Compares
December 5, 2011 | The other 99 percent fare much worse in the United States than in any other developed country.
America’s Real Poverty Rate
November 14, 2011 | If the United States were to update the way we measure poverty, we'd find that about 28 percent of American families of four are now living in poverty.
Shortchanging Our Paychecks
October 17, 2011 | Income and benefits for most Americans have stagnated over the past four decades despite steady economic growth.