QUESTION 1

According to Douglass Massey, what makes America so exceptional? (pg 22) In your answer please use his article to briefly discuss how any two of the following factors: 1) de-unionization, 2) minimum wage; 3) dismantling of the safety net; 4) shifting tax burdens. Explain how each factor that you discuss contributes to inequality.

QUESTION 2

Consider Peter Eisingers Politics of Bread and Circuses and John Olivers video on stadiums. Briefly discuss some major criticisms against building massive stadiums in urban areas. For whom are such projects most beneficial? For whom are they least beneficial?