Inequality, Mobility and Social Change

Why trade, globalization concerns are resonating with voters: https://www.pbs.org/video/why-trade-globalization-concerns-are-resonating-with-voters-1468457562

How globalization affects inequality and populism in one chart: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/globalization-affects-inequality-populism-one-chart

Wealth Gap: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfgSEwjAeno

Median Household Income of the Total Population by County: 2017: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2018/demo/p30-04/f1-mp-17.pdf

Poverty Rates of the Total Population by County: 2017: https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/visualizations/2018/demo/p30-04/f5-mp-17.pdf

Straight Out Of Chevy Chase: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/straight-out-chevy-chase

Poverty rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017: https://www.statista.com/statistics/200463/us-poverty-rate-since-1990/

U.S. household income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient): https://www.statista.com/statistics/219643/gini-coefficient-for-us-individuals-families-and-households/

Average (median) household income in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars): https://www.statista.com/statistics/200838/median-household-income-in-the-united-states/

Shares of household income of quintiles in the United States from 1970 to 2017: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203247/shares-of-household-income-of-quintiles-in-the-us/

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