Archive - American Inequality

ICE access to IRS may gut America’s best anti-poverty program

Billions in tax credits to low-income families may go unclaimed due to the fear immigrant families now face

Jun 18 •

May 2025

TIME Magazine: Natural Disasters and Inequality

Losing NOAA's Natural Disaster Data Will Make Storms More Devastating for the Poor

May 21 •

No Room to Breathe: Inside America's Overcrowded Homes

19 million people live in overcrowded homes which hurts health, education, and opportunity

May 14 •

April 2025

Why Tariffs are a Tax on the Poor

The Inequality Machine About to Kick into High Gear that No One is Talking About

Apr 23 •

Is ChatGPT going to increase inequality?

Listen now | Generative AI is coming for high-wage jobs concentrated in certain parts of the US

Apr 2 •

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March 2025

Why U.S. Maternal Mortality is WORSE Than You Think (Pt. 2)

Turns out that homicide is the leading cause of maternal mortality, we just don't count it

Mar 5 •

February 2025

Why U.S. Maternal Mortality is Better Than You Think (Pt. 1)

New research shows we may be drastically overcounting maternal mortality

Feb 26 •

Public Data Is Under Siege: Why It Affects You

How the systematic erasure of government data is another threat to democracy

Feb 5 •

January 2025

Homelessness hits all-time high, doubles from 2021

770,000 people were homeless in America in 2024. That is a whopping 18% increase from 2023, the largest percentage increase since 2007

Jan 15 •

December 2024

Does Data Shape Our Identities?

The 2030 Census put out a call for help and the results may redefine how we view communities in America

Dec 18, 2024 •

Joining Nate Silver and Matt Yglesias for GiveDirectly

The power of cash transfers for upward mobility

Dec 3, 2024 •

November 2024

Breaking the Bank: Eggs, Inflation, and the Unbearable Cost of Living

How inflation is pushing inequality to new heights

Nov 27, 2024 •

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