How has education affected income inequality here in the united states

America has always taken pride in being the land of opportunity, a country in which hard work and sacrifice result in a better life for one’s children. Economic growth has made that dream a reality for generations of Americans, including many people who started out poor. The quarter century following World War II was a golden era for the U.S. economy, as high- and low-income families shared the benefits of substantial economic growth. But storm clouds began to gather in the 1970s. In particular, computer-driven technological changes favoring highly educated workers, plus demographic shifts such as the rise of single-parent families, have produced sharply growing income gaps among families.

B. The Pentagon Papers

The Pentagon Papers is a report by the Department of Defense detailing the involvement of the United States' military on Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The papers were first brought to the public by The New York Times in 1971. The papers showed that the Johnson administration had lied about the scope of its actions in the Vietnam War. It detailed events such as the bombings of Cambodia and Laos, which were not reported by the media. The entirety of the Pentagon Papers was declassified and publicly released in June 2011.