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Upward mobility
Is China's an upwardly mobile society? “Ascension” examines the Chinese dream.
by
David Brancaccio
, Jennifer Pak
and Rose Conlon
Jun 23, 2022
The Oscar-nominated documentary explores the rise of China's middle class, zeroing in on an economy in transition.
Admission by lottery: A proposal to reimagine college acceptance
by
Andy Uhler
and Erika Soderstrom
Jul 2, 2021
Harvard's Michael Sandel says a lottery conveys "what is true in any case: that luck matters as much as effort in admission."
World Bank report finds that poverty, lack of education follows generations
by
Amy Scott
May 10, 2018
It’s the dream of many parents that their children will grow up to have more prosperous lives than they did. A new report from the World Bank finds that’s not happening in much of the developing world, where upward mobility has stalled for the past 30 years. Click the audio player above to hear the […]
Mobility as an economic measure
by
Noel King
Dec 10, 2015
The latest research from Pew shows the middle class is no longer the majority.
Can the free market provide opportunity for all?
Jul 30, 2012
Arthur Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, argues that raising taxes won't help the poor and that the free market is the way to bring people out of poverty.
50 million Americans living in poverty
Jun 1, 2012
Sixteen percent of the U.S. population lives at or below the poverty line. Author Peter Edelman thinks that's unacceptable.