Who isn't a big fan of "impartial" news? People who don't have power
(niemanlab.org)
A new study finds that the poor, those with less education, young people, and women are less likely to prefer “impartial” news sources over those that align with their own views.
A new study finds that the poor, those with less education, young people, and women are less likely to prefer “impartial” news sources over those that align with their own views.
Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans
(arstechnica.com)
The study, led by researchers at Brown University, found that the wealthiest Americans lived shorter lives than the wealthiest Europeans.
The study, led by researchers at Brown University, found that the wealthiest Americans lived shorter lives than the wealthiest Europeans.
Yet another way the poor are subsidizing the rich: Credit Cards
(theatlantic.com)
The American consumer is tapped out. Grocery prices are bananas, housing prices are obscene, out-of-pocket medical expenses are absurd, and child care is impossible to afford, if you can find it. To keep up with the basics, let alone the Joneses, American consumers have been charging more and more to their cards.
The American consumer is tapped out. Grocery prices are bananas, housing prices are obscene, out-of-pocket medical expenses are absurd, and child care is impossible to afford, if you can find it. To keep up with the basics, let alone the Joneses, American consumers have been charging more and more to their cards.
NIH funding cuts hit red states, rural areas, underserved communities hardest
(theconversation.com)
The National Institutes of Health is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. NIH funds drive research and innovation, leading to better understanding and treatment of diseases and improved health outcomes.
The National Institutes of Health is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. NIH funds drive research and innovation, leading to better understanding and treatment of diseases and improved health outcomes.
AI will divide the best from the rest
(economist.com)
Optimists hope the technology will be a great equaliser. Instead, it looks likely to widen social divides
Optimists hope the technology will be a great equaliser. Instead, it looks likely to widen social divides
What are non intelligent people like me supposed to do for money?
(reddit.com)
Since the cost of living has surpassed most labor jobs wages and they don't seem to be moving anytime soon. What are people like me who aren't book smart or computer smart supposed to do?
Since the cost of living has surpassed most labor jobs wages and they don't seem to be moving anytime soon. What are people like me who aren't book smart or computer smart supposed to do?
Myth of Meritocracy
(wikipedia.org)
Myth of meritocracy is a phrase arguing that meritocracy, or achieving upward social mobility through one's own merits regardless of one's social position, is not widely attainable in capitalist societies because of inherent contradictions.
Myth of meritocracy is a phrase arguing that meritocracy, or achieving upward social mobility through one's own merits regardless of one's social position, is not widely attainable in capitalist societies because of inherent contradictions.
An academic Great Gatsby Curve – How much academic success is inherited?
(lse.ac.uk)
To what extent does academic success follow success? Drawing on a dataset of mentor-mentee relations and their citations, Ye Sun, Fabio Caccioli, Xiancheng Li and Giacomo Livan suggest the dynamics of citation and wealth inequality are surprisingly similar.
To what extent does academic success follow success? Drawing on a dataset of mentor-mentee relations and their citations, Ye Sun, Fabio Caccioli, Xiancheng Li and Giacomo Livan suggest the dynamics of citation and wealth inequality are surprisingly similar.
Survey: Growing number of U.S. adults lack literacy skills
(nbcnews.com)
The share of adults with literacy skills at the lowest measured levels increased substantially as the gap between the high-skilled and low-skilled in the U.S. expands, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ latest survey of adult skills.
The share of adults with literacy skills at the lowest measured levels increased substantially as the gap between the high-skilled and low-skilled in the U.S. expands, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ latest survey of adult skills.
How the Ivy League Broke America
(theatlantic.com)
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
The Math Says It's Getting Harder to Break into the American Middle Class
(bloomberg.com)
As US Election Day approaches, inflation is largely tamed and wage gains have lifted incomes. Yet the economy remains the most pressing issue in the presidential race for one big reason: Increasingly, for many Americans, the long-standing building blocks of middle-class life feel frustratingly unattainable.
As US Election Day approaches, inflation is largely tamed and wage gains have lifted incomes. Yet the economy remains the most pressing issue in the presidential race for one big reason: Increasingly, for many Americans, the long-standing building blocks of middle-class life feel frustratingly unattainable.
Class 'Inequity' Fuels Air Rage
(avweb.com)
A little-known 2016 study by Princeton University researchers is getting attention again for a different take on why airline passengers are so grumpy these days.
A little-known 2016 study by Princeton University researchers is getting attention again for a different take on why airline passengers are so grumpy these days.
The American dream is dead for many. Social democracy can bring it back
(theguardian.com)
The widening life expectancy gap between poor and rich Americans, which now averages more than 10 years, is perhaps the most dramatic example of a basic point that most of us take for granted: a kid growing up in a wealthy area is likely to have a wildly better life outcome compared to one growing up in a poor one.
The widening life expectancy gap between poor and rich Americans, which now averages more than 10 years, is perhaps the most dramatic example of a basic point that most of us take for granted: a kid growing up in a wealthy area is likely to have a wildly better life outcome compared to one growing up in a poor one.