Archive - American Inequality

Food Deserts: Hidden Hunger in the Land of Plenty

44 Million Americans are food insecure. Here's how our policies are falling short

Sep 4 •

August 2024

The $122 Billion Disappearing Act: How US Schools Face a Looming Crisis

Critical programs are at risk as students and teachers brace for a fallout in school funding

Aug 14 •

July 2024

The Anxious Generation: Regional Disparities

The great rewiring of childhood is taking its toll on Kentucky and Tennessee

Jul 24 •

Can our teeth predict inequality?

How bad dental care can lead to lower wages, worse health, and lower life expectancies

Jul 2 •

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June 2024

Why Americans Most Vulnerable to Climate Change Don't Always Care

Global warming is going to hit liberal cities the hardest: is the rest of the nation worried?

Jun 12 •

BBC: The Inquiry - Why is Life Expectancy Falling in America?

A conversation between Jeremy Ney and the BBC's Tanya Beckett

Jun 11 •

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May 2024

The Hidden Costs of Insufficient Sleep

How Lack of Sleep Affects Health, Wealth, and Overall Well-being in America

May 30 •

Inequality in wiretaps? The judges and regions that authorize tracking

Wiretaps: Judges generally seem to be pretty even-handed, but there are some massive outliers

May 1 •

April 2024

Low birthweights can increase health risks and create long-term inequalities

The worst point in the last 30 years: Food deserts and pollution are causing more babies to be born with low birthweights

Apr 10 •

March 2024

What can America learn from Kenya about fighting poverty?

Evidence from the largest universal basic income program in history, in collaboration with GiveDirectly, and featuring former Mayor of Stockton, CA…

Mar 13 •

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February 2024

My hands-on experience gathering homelessness data in NYC

What I learned as a volunteer counting America’s homeless in Brooklyn, and how reliable that data is

Feb 21 •

January 2024

Where exercise, income, and life expectancy are linked

Our built environments can dramatically decrease opportunities for healthy living, producing persistent inequalities

Jan 31 •

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