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Overworked America: 12 Charts That Will Make Your Blood Boil

July 07, 2014 / PSU-AAUP

Mother Jones
July/August 2011

Want more rage? We've got 11 charts that show how the superrich spoil it for the rest of us.

In the past 20 years, the US economy has grown nearly 60 percent. This huge increase in productivity is partly due to automation, the internet, and other improvements in efficiency. But it's also the result of Americans working harder—often without a big boost to their bottom lines. Oh, and meanwhile, corporate profits are up 20 percent.

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