The interesting part to me is a) seeing the massive decrease in inequality realised in the past years, and b) ruminating on the exact causes. I'll give you the Economist is not very good at the latter, but I'd be surprised if the largest determinant in this blue collar revival is policy, and not "covid / russia and its implications". By which I mean: covid caused large disruptions in global manufacturing and massive shifts in (the willingness to do) blue collar work. The Russian invasion caused energy insecurity which pushed inflation even further than the labor troubles could. I get that the U.S., with the benefit of hindsight, has made the right choices to navigate these unprecedented times, but isn't that secondary to the larger economic forces at play here?What blows.my.mind. is that this is clearly and obviously a conscious policy choice.