Archive - American Inequality

The United States has now hit the worst levels of hunger in decades with 54 million Americans having no reliable access to food

Feb 17, 2021

Do you make enough money to cover your city's costs?

Jul 21, 2021

America is experiencing the greatest gap in life expectancy across regions in the last 40 years

Feb 2, 2021

Nonprofit donations actually end up going to wealthier counties and rural communities are left in the dark

May 11

Internet access is not equally distributed in America

Mar 3, 2021

Flood risk is much higher in low-income and Black communities

Nov 24, 2021

Our first guest columnist, Esteban Moro of MIT, highlights the places in America where the rich and poor hardly ever interact

Oct 13, 2021

One number to rule them all

Sep 22, 2021

New data analysis of partnerships between Amazon Ring and Police Departments shows that some communities are surveilled at much higher rates than others

Mar 31, 2021

For our 10th article (!!!), see why 6th graders in the richest counties read 4 grade levels ahead of their peers in the poorest counties

Jun 30, 2021

Trinity Colon grew up thinking that everyone had Asthma and that it was normal to wipe the soot off your windows at the start of summer. She now…

Mar 17, 2021

Poor access to banks and easy access to payday lenders prevent many communities from achieving financial security

May 4, 2021

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