By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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The Myth of America’s Golden Age (POLITICO Magazine)
Growing up in Gary, Indiana gave Roosevelt Institute Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz early insight into inequality, which is a result of politics and not an economic inevitability, he says.
Presidential Appointments Were Already a Total Nightmare. They Just Got Worse. (MoJo)
Patrick Caldwell breaks down the NLRB v. Canning decision, and explains how it will increase obstructionism in Congress by reducing real recesses.
National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning (Supreme Court)
President's Obama's appointments to the NLRB in December 2011 occurred during a three-day adjournment, not a true recess, so the Supreme Court has ruled the appointments invalid. Justice Breyers delivers the Court's opinion.
What Happened When the City of Boston Asked Teenagers for Help With the Budget (Next City)
Hollie Russon Gilman reports that when 12-25 year olds were given responsibility for $1 million of Boston's budget, they funded parks, the arts, and educational technology.
To Get a Fair Share, Sharing-Economy Workers Must Unionize (AJAM)
Susie Cagle talks to Uber driver Ramzi Reguii about his work to organize his fellow drivers. They've already rallied together to prevent Uber from requiring some drivers to buy new cars.
- Roosevelt Take: Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network Operations Director Lydia Bowers looks at how the sharing economy exploits unprotected workers.
More Than Three Quarters of Conservatives Say the Poor “Have it Easy” (WaPo)
Christopher Ingraham sees this widespread agreement among conservatives as the most striking result in the Pew Research Center's massive survey of American politics.
The Crisis of Student Loans is Real, No Matter What Pundits Tell You (The Guardian)
David Dayen says the Brookings student debt report fails by focusing on the average income of college graduates overall, which ignores how badly the job market has harmed recent graduates.