Launching The Dividing Line
A new series from American Inequality focused on analysis and visualization
I’m excited to share that we’re launching a new series for American Inequality called The Dividing Line! I’m still going to keep the biweekly deep-dives into different areas of inequality using maps, stories from communities, and the path forward, but this new series is going to focus more on interactive data visualizations and analysis, particularly in a time when we are losing access to public data. The new series will cover a range of social issues, including homelessness, food deserts, incarceration, and more, so I’m confident there will be something for everyone to engage with.
We’ll also be using this new series as a channel to highlight organizations doing important, change-making work. If this sounds like you, add your name to our list so we can help get the word out. As always, we’ll continue to open-source the visualizations and the data for anyone to reuse. Keep an eye out here.
If you have any interesting topics you want us to cover or any interesting datasets that you’ve stumbled across, please let us know below in the comments. We’ve got an exciting lineup coming and can’t wait to share with you all.
-Jeremy
Here’s one idea: is there a correlation between transit share of modes and transit frequencies? (e.g. Would an every-6-minute bus line lead to a 20% increase in transit mode share?) I’d also recommend looking into the state of energy poverty in the U.S., and also whether there’s a negative correlation between poverty and worker cooperative uptake.
As usual, we are ALL IN —granted you are still good with some of these posts ending up in a few classrooms eventually! 👩🏻🏫🗺️📊📉