Topic: Ron Haskins

THE WELFARE QUEEN RACE GENDER CLASS AND PUBLIC OPINION

The Welfare Queen is an exquisite example of the need for intersectional analysis in understanding political and social phenomenon. The Welfare Queen is a public identity with a specific social location determined by race, gender and class. The Welfare Queen is an ...
Just say no to drugs.Lawmakers in at least eight states want recipients of food stamps, unemployment benefits or welfare to submit to random drug testing.The effort comes as more Americans turn to these safety nets to ride out the recession ...

The College-Educated Are Getting Richer

According to Education and Economic Mobility (.pdf) by Brookings Institution scholar Ron Haskins, the inflation-adjusted median family income for adults ages 30-39 with a graduate degree was 80% higher in 2006 ($90,000) than in 1964 ($50,000). $50,000). Stated otherwise ...