Police Militarization

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21599349-americas-police-have-become-too-militarised-cops-or-soldiers

Inside Job

Dailymotion link

Three charts of income inequality

Three charts

Koch Industries

Democalypse 2014

Voting Rights

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/27/texas-vote-id-proof-certificate-minority-law

The Neiman Marcus Catalogue

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21625817-gold-and-frankincense-are-so-two-millennia-ago-hold-myrrh

Janet Yellen on Inequality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/janet-yellen-inequality_n_6002774.html

The Economist, the World Economy

Wealth without Workers, Workers without Wealth

Ten Things Democrats Need to Know (Hart)

Hart Research Associates in a public opinion research firm, best known for its long-standing contracts with NBC and the Wall Street Journal.

In the memorandum they offer 10 talking points/advice for Democrats when talking about the economy. It is this kind of research that frames how politicians talk about issues like income inequality. I want you to evaluate 1 point: what evidence do they provide to support the point?; do you agree with their conclusion?

Computers and Inequality

Polanyi’s Paradox and the Shape of Employment Growth

US Inequality in Global Perspective

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2172rank.html

Intergenerational Mobility

Mean child household income is the average income of children born between 1980-1982 in 2010-2012 (when they are approximately 30 years old). Parent household income is the average income of parents between 1996-2000 (when the children were between 14 and 20 years old). Dollar values are adjusted for inflation so they reflect purchasing power in 2012. Income data comes from tax records.