It’s the Inequality, Stupid
Marc Bousquet,
How the University Works,
Sept 08, 2011
A theme from my talk Wednesday: if you look at societies that are struggling, they are the ones with the greatest disparity between rich and poor, the ones with the most inequality. If you look at societies that are succeeding in every metric, including education, these are the societies that have leveled the playing field. "If you increase workers’ purchasing power, that can create a stronger, more sustainable economy," Liebman told The New York Times. "Some say collective bargaining is antithetical to the economy. I don’t buy that at all. This was a statute that worked. It created the middle class. It created good jobs." Marc Bousquet was somehow allowed to crosspost this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, raising my estimation of that publication.
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