How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown US higher education into disarray, left the survival of some colleges in doubt, and brought to the surface the dangers of our nation’s growing inequality and political polarization. In The Merit Myth: How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America, authors Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter…
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The Changing Geography of US Manufacturing From 1940 to 2016 Between 1940 and 2016, employment in manufacturing shifted across America from the Northeast to the Midwest and the Southeast. The industry lost ground in many places and is now the largest employer in only two states—Indiana and Wisconsin. In 1940, 23% of workers were employed in the manufacturing industry, and…
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