Here is a visual argument for the power of education. The graph on the left shows the “poverty workforce” of workers earning less than $23,000 per year for a family of four.  The right graph shows the total workforce. 

(Source: theatlantic.com)

This is the racial/ethnic breakdown of the poverty wage workforce versus the total workforce. Whites are underrepresented and blacks and Hispanics are overrepresented. 

(Source: theatlantic.com)

Where are low-income workers employed? Workers earning less than $23,000 for a family of four are below the poverty line, and 75% of these individuals work in food preparation and serving. 

(Source: theatlantic.com)

Your cartoon of the day!

By John Deering
From the Cartoonist Group.

(Source: americanprogress.org)

Black women continue making job gains. Since december, the unemployment rate for black women decreased from 13.9% to 10.8%.

(Source: businessweek.com)

The chart says it all. More and more Americans are finding jobs, and the unemployment rate is decreasing. 

(Source: npr.org)

Corporations might not recognize income inequality, but workers sure do! Companies may profit while workers do not, as evidenced by this chart.

(Source: nytimes.com)

A recent study by the Pew Center indicates that net migration from Mexico has hit zero and will most likely hit the negatives in the near future.  

(Cartoon: csmonitor.com)

Your cartoon of the day!

By Darrin Bell
From the Cartoonist Group.

(Source: americanprogress.org)

Your cartoon of the day!

By Joel Pett
From the Cartoonist Group.