published Oct 17, 2018, 5:01:56 AM, by Flavia Krause-Jackson (Bloomberg) — Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more. What the hell is going on? That’s a question even the

published Sep 12, 2018, 6:30:12 AM, by Noah Smith (Bloomberg Opinion) — According to official statistics, Americans have been getting slowly richer since 1980. Real median personal income growth slowed in the 2000s and took a big hit in the Great Recession, but has now recovered and is at an