Truthout
Inequality
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.
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US Women Are Disproportionately Burdened by College Debt
The student loan debt crisis is a glaring example of systemic gender inequality in 2017.
The Wealthiest Americans Keep Making Money While Inequality Grows
Paul Buchheit examines the factors that have led to lower wages and less job security for most workers in the US.
Grenfell Tower Fire Raises Questions About London’s Public Housing Safety
Public housing is often shabbily maintained because occupants are low-income — and frequently people of color.