Breaking down the South’s economic underperformance
Chandra Childers ,    -  Economic Policy Institute

_Stephan: One would think that the fact that the Red states, particularly those in the old Confederacy, have the worst economic outcomes would be a subject of national discussion.  Some are little more than third-world countries.  Here is a fact-based answer to why this is happening. Part of it is  ”a key component of this model is ensuring the absolute minimal levels of r … ⌘ Read more