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Economic inequality

Playing against the system: how a board game is teaching people about inequality

by Erika Soderstrom
Jun 13, 2023
It's the "unfair game of life."
CEO and founder of the Disparity Trap board game, Christian Telesmar, explains what led him to create such a game and how business is going.
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How employer-sponsored health insurance can widen economic inequality

by David Brancaccio , Chris Farrell and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 24, 2023
Marketplace's senior economics contributor breaks down the impact of employer-sponsored health insurance on college educated and non-college educated workers.
A recent study looks at the role of employer-sponsored health insurance in exacerbating inequality in the job market.
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Hip-hop traces its roots to economic hard times

by Nova Safo
Mar 15, 2023
An exhibit at New York City's Fofografiska museum spotlights how poverty and inequality in the 1970s helped create the genre.
Grandmaster Flash, Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy, Chris Stein of Blondie and friend, 1981.
Courtesy of Fotografiska New York and copyright of the artist.
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"The Big Payback"

The consequences of underestimating the racial wealth gap

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 2, 2023
Ivy Onyeador of Northwestern University discusses why Americans overestimate the progress we've made toward economic equality.
Many Americans don't understand the true scale of economic inequality. That can lead to misperceptions of what needs to be done, says Ivy Onyeador, professor at Northwestern University.
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Inside the "hacker" culture of the rich and powerful

by David Brancaccio and Ariana Rosas
Feb 28, 2023
A new book explores how the most privileged in society attempt to "hack" the rules.
The typical image of a hoodie-wearing hacker isn't the same as societal "hackers," argues "A Hacker's Mind" author Bruce Schneier.
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Debate over Fed's role in shaping unequal economy expected at Jackson Hole

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 24, 2021
Wrapped up in this year's theme — "Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy" — is years of debate and controversy over who the economy serves.
People walk outside of the New York Stock Exchange in August 2016. At the Fed's Jackson Hole summit, economists expect discussions about the Fed's role in minimizing inequality.
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Shelf Life

Why public health and the economy are inextricably linked

by Leana Wen
Aug 12, 2021
Read an excerpt from a new book by emergency room physician and former Baltimore Health commissioner Dr. Leana Wen.
“Public health is housing. It’s food. It’s clean air. It’s education,” writes former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen in her new book. “It’s the social supports that give everyone their best chance to survive.”
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Pandemic exacerbated inequality worldwide, Amnesty International says

by Samantha Fields
Apr 7, 2021
In many countries, those working in low-wage jobs or in the gig economy were left out of government relief packages.
New data from Robin Hood and Columbia University paint a picture of poverty in New York City amid multiple crises.
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Race and Economy

Biden orders push agencies to reckon with their roles in systemic racism

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 27, 2021
Economic policies have long excluded entire communities. The Biden administration is putting special emphasis on reviewing housing policy.
Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden signs executive orders related to his racial equity agenda.
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COVID economy fallout keeps hitting already impoverished neighborhoods hardest

by Jasmine Garsd
Oct 1, 2020
People are struggling as winter approaches, and local businesses are only sort of open.
People line up for food donations in May in the Bronx neighborhood of New York, where locals say the lines outside food pantries are like nothing they’ve ever witnessed before.
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