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Election rage shows why America needs a new social contract to ensure the economy works for all

  • Written by Thomas Kochan, Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management

The recent U.S. election exposed two major intersecting fault lines in America that, if left unchecked, could soon produce an era of social and economic upheaval unlike any in our history.

First, it revealed deep divisions across racial, ethnic and gender lines that led to a surge in hate crimes last year, particularly against Muslims. Addressing...

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