Truthout
Inequality
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Poor People in the US Will Face Growing Exposure to Natural Disasters
How do disasters affect people's decisions to move in or out of particular areas?
Democrats and Devos: Partners in the Illusion of School Choice?
The US has refused to realize the 1954 mandate of “Brown v. Board” to address deep-seated education inequity.
On Fighting Inequality, Which Nations Do More Than Pay Lip Service?
Two global groups have joined to create a yardstick for holding governments accountable for narrowing divides.
Death as a Social Privilege? How Aid-in-Dying Laws May Be Revealing a New Health Care Divide
Supporters believe aid-in-dying laws are important for terminal patients because they provide an option to end life on their terms.
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How Much Is a Boss Worth?
The ratio of average CEO pay to worker pay now stands at 347-to-1 — and is rapidly growing.
Cleaning Up Toxic Sites Shouldn’t Clear Out the Neighbors
San Francisco has embarked on a project to transform its industrial southeast waterfront into a bike-friendly destination called the Blue Greenway.
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The Ability to Vote Is Compromised for People Awaiting Trial
Ambiguous state law means the ability of prisoners to vote varies between jails, disproportionately affecting poor people of color awaiting trial.
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Philadelphia’s Alternative to Gentrification Spreads Opportunity to All Corners
Stark boundaries — rich vs. poor, black and brown vs. white — begin to break down as people share gathering places.
Dystopian Nightmare: Eyewitness Decries Police Repression at G20 Summit as 100,000 Take to Streets
Srecko Horvat, who is taking part in the G20 alternative summit, discusses the violence demonstrators have faced in Hamburg, Germany.
Amazon Acquisition of Whole Foods Would Consolidate Market and Increase Inequality
Amazon now has monopoly power in online commerce.