Due to a variety of structural, political, and economic changes, the US is currently in the midst of record levels of economic inequality. At the same time, the country is rapidly becoming more racially diverse (and dealing with the backlash of these demographic changes). In this article, I use Kalleberg’s (2003) framework of “good jobs” and “bad jobs” in conjunction with several sociological theories of race and racism to assess the implications of these changes. I suggest that the United States is at an inflection point that will either result in a shift toward policies that produce more racial and economic parity, or a commitment to forces that will further entrench these inequalities.

由于各种结构、政治和经济变化，美国目前正处于创纪录的经济不平等水平。与此同时，该国正在迅速变得更加多元化（并应对这些人口变化的反弹）。在这篇文章中，我使用 Kalleberg (2003) 的“好工作”和“坏工作”框架，结合几个种族和种族主义的社会学理论来评估这些变化的影响。我认为，美国正处于一个转折点，要么转向产生更多种族和经济平等的政策，要么致力于进一步巩固这些不平等的力量。