/tags/income-inequality income inequality en-US Copyright Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:29:57 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2021-12-29/californias-racial-inequality-what-can-the-state-do-with-31-billion A new report found stark racial inequality across California. Advocates hope that the 2022 state budget will offer some solutions. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 13:29:57 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2021-12-29/californias-racial-inequality-what-can-the-state-do-with-31-billion Jesse Bedayn/Cal Matters /economy-and-finance/2021-11-14/most-californians-say-economic-inequality-is-getting-worse-new-survey-shows Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey. Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:15:45 GMT /economy-and-finance/2021-11-14/most-californians-say-economic-inequality-is-getting-worse-new-survey-shows Melissa Montalvo /poverty-and-homelessness/2021-03-04/california-program-giving-500-no-strings-attached-stipends-pays-off-study-finds Independent researchers found that the first year of a universal basic income experiment in Stockton, Calif., measurably improved recipients' job prospects, financial stability and overall well-being. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 01:02:39 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2021-03-04/california-program-giving-500-no-strings-attached-stipends-pays-off-study-finds Rachel Treisman /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-02/oregon-incomes-rise-mainly-at-the-top Incomes are rising in Oregon, as portrayed by several sets of numbers. In fact, the state's median income rose above the national median for the first… Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:39:28 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-12-02/oregon-incomes-rise-mainly-at-the-top The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-24/how-to-democratize-the-economy The last two American elections have shown a desire to rip up the old and build something new. But the greatest source of frustration--economic… Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:25:36 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-07-24/how-to-democratize-the-economy The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-31/going-radical-in-pursuit-of-equality Imagine a world of greater equality, and you may be willing to follow Martin Schoenhals down the path of "radical equality." That is what he espouses in… Fri, 31 May 2019 16:27:37 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-05-31/going-radical-in-pursuit-of-equality The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-28/tko-the-myriad-problems-caused-by-inequality By many measures of societal well-being, the USA is not number one. The American Dream or something like it is more of a reality in Denmark. So say the… Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:46:28 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-28/tko-the-myriad-problems-caused-by-inequality The ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-05/upward-mobility-happens-more-away-from-cities If you're concerned about upward mobility for your kids in today's society, you might want to move. Evidence suggests upward mobility is greater for… Wed, 05 Dec 2018 18:35:09 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-12-05/upward-mobility-happens-more-away-from-cities Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-01/being-poor-in-a-rich-country The fictional Ebenezer Scrooge said of the world "There is nothing on which it is so hard as poverty." We comfort ourselves by thinking, nearly 200 years… Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:52:26 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-10-01/being-poor-in-a-rich-country Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-08-24/why-so-many-more-black-babies-die The infant mortality rate in the United States has been steadily declining over time. One problem, though: the rate for African-Americans is roughly twice… Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:35:11 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-08-24/why-so-many-more-black-babies-die Geoffrey Riley