American Inequality

American Inequality

Housing

Toxic Waste Hiding in Our Backyards
78 million Americans now live within a few miles of a superfund site, causing lower grades life expectancies, and birthweights
Jan 28 • Jeremy Ney
No Room to Breathe: Inside America's Overcrowded Homes
19 million people live in overcrowded homes which hurts health, education, and opportunity
May 14, 2025 • Jeremy Ney
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, 2025 • Jeremy Ney
Breaking the Bank: Eggs, Inflation, and the Unbearable Cost of Living
How inflation is pushing inequality to new heights
Nov 27, 2024 • Jeremy Ney
2023 had surprising improvements in inequality
Wealth, incarcerations, and greenhouse gases seem to be trending in the right direction
Dec 13, 2023 • Jeremy Ney
Cost of Living and Inequality
Do you make enough money to cover your city's costs?
Jul 21, 2021 • Jeremy Ney
Life Expectancy and Inequality
America is experiencing the greatest gap in life expectancy across regions in the last 40 years
Feb 2, 2021 • Jeremy Ney
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