“Capt. Kirk vs. the internet” Tom Tomorrow – This Modern World

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“Capt. Kirk vs. the internet” Tom Tomorrow – This Modern World

The surprising truth about downward mobility in US higher education

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The surprising truth about downward mobility in US higher education:

In most developed countries, education builds from generation to generation. But in the US, almost 1 in 4 young adults has less education than his or her parents.

When it comes to generational changes in education America is terrible. AND It’s getting WORSE. Oh and guess who is bearing the brunt of the ever widening doom-gyre that is America? Millennials. 

The class war in American politics is over. The rich won.

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The class war in American politics is over. The rich won.:

That “class war” you’ve heard so much about? It’s finished.

“Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances, found that the average inflation-adjusted income…”

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“Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances, found that the average inflation-adjusted income increased 2%, to $223,200, for the richest 10% of U.S. households. At the same time, “the bottom 60% [of households] saw the biggest declines.””

Economic recovery: only for the rich.