Democrats won control of Congress, in part, promising to address income inequality. Unfortunately, many seem more determined to help union leaders than address the real problems workers face.
Early in the Twentieth Century the phonograph and motion picture made Enrico Caruso and Al Jolson international stars but also destroyed the livelihoods of entertainers whose sphere of fame was the local music hall.
Today, this principle applies to more workers. Jet travel, the internet and an increasingly service-based economy permit U.S. bankers, software designers and even professors to peddle services on five continents, while cheap ocean transportation and global supply chains drive down wages for North Carolina furniture makers and Pennsylvania machinists.
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