The Stranger: Legalizing Pot will reduce the Black incarceration rate

We here are the Evil Black Economist have long been in favor of legalizing Marijuana because of the jobs it will create.  Here is another great benefit.  It will reduce the Black incarceration rate as well.  Here is the story from the Stranger. 

NY Times: Part-time work

Another brilliant piece as only the new New York Times can do.  This one is on the the companies shifting part-time workers schedules.  Here.

The stories are quite sad as we race to the bottom.

Madem Noire: Joseph Stiglitz says the "The American Dream" is dead

Here is a story from Madem Noire that quotes Joseph Stiglitz's provocative idea that "The American Dream is Dead".  Here.

Mother Jones: Urban farms reduce crime

Mother Jones has a story on urban farms reducing crime. Here.

Emmanuel Saez paper on Income Inequality

Here is the paper everyone is talking about by Emmual Saez on income inequality.

Legatum Prosperity Index

I got this site, Prosperity.Com,  from Foreign Policy magazine.  The article from Foreign Policy Magazine is here. And the Legatum Prosperity Index is here. The report is here. The article links the delcine in prosperity to a lower opportunity score because of income inequity.

Foreign Policy: US prosperity slipping

Here is story from Foreign Policy regarding shrinking prosperity in the united states.  Here.http://drezner.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/10/30/whats_happening_to_american_prosperity