By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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Unemployed? You Might Never Work Again (NYT)
Binyamin Appelbaum reports on a new study from three Princeton economists, which looks at the relationship between inflation and unemployment. They conclude that prospects for the unemployed diminish rapidly.
Income Inequality isn’t About the Rich — it’s about the rest of us (WaPo)
Catherine Rampell writes that Americans are less concerned about inequality when they also experience upward mobility. So if the 1 percent are tired of being vilified, she notes some policies they could support.
An 87 Percent Vote for a $15-an-Hour Wage (The Nation)
In an advisory referendum, Chicago voters showed overwhelming support for a high minimum wage for large employers, reports John Nichols. Now it's a question for the Chicago City Council and the Illinois gubernatorial candidates.
Pixel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in the Gig Economy (Fast Company)
Sarah Kessler writes about her attempts to let work come to her through smartphone apps offering paid-by-the-gig opportunities. This form of "entrepreneurship," as the companies like to call it, turns out to be less than viable.
How public sector layoffs add to the racial income gap (MSNBC)
Recent layoffs in the public sector disproportionately affected black communities, writes Ned Resnikoff, with a "probability of displacement," or likelihood of getting fired, 2.8 percent higher for blacks than whites.
Learn to Love This Loophole (U.S. News & World Report)
Programs that qualify people for heating assistance and food stamps at once have new requirements, but some governors are just raising heat aid to match, reports Pat Garofalo. Boehner calls that cheating instead of feeding the hungry.