The Inequality Podcast

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Episode #56: Michelle Jackson on the Overworked Labor Force

June 1, 2026

Why are workers doing more than ever in an age of specialization? Stanford Sociologist Michelle Jackson examines how jobs accumulated new responsibilities over time and reflects on what bolder approaches to education, family, and opportunity could mean for inequality.