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Why does inequality matter?
As a new dad I've been thinking a lot about what a good world needs to look like
 • Jeremy Ney
Life Expectancy and Inequality
America is experiencing the greatest gap in life expectancy across regions in the last 40 years
 • Jeremy Ney
The Great Generational Wealth Divide
Baby Boomers own half of all wealth in America, while younger generations own the majority of debt
 • Jeremy Ney and Michael Tiede
How the Wealthy Game Disability Laws for Ivy League Gains
Disability accommodations in higher ed have become a huge benefit for the elite yet remain a trap for the most vulnerable
 • Jeremy Ney
Alcohol Fuels a Dangerous Divide
Why drinking deaths fall by half by crossing from Nevada to Utah
 • Jeremy Ney
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The Real Estate Machine Dividing Our Students
Behind the 83% Math Score Collapse and How Property Taxes Are Starving Our Public Schools
 • Jeremy Ney and Michael Tiede
43:11
Finding Prosperity in the Wake of Disruption
Redefining economic mobility and what happens when "transitional friction" lasts a lifetime
 • Jeremy Ney and Jasmine Sun
The Book is Done!
Hitting shelves in March of 2027 and I couldn't be more excited
 • Jeremy Ney
32:33
How to Fix the Giving Gap
Jeremy Ney and David Roberts discuss why the ultra wealthy are pulling back from philanthropy right as the government is cutting funding to the social…
 • Jeremy Ney and David Roberts
Why Philanthropy is Silent in the Golden Age of Wealth
As government retreats from social services, why are wealthy donors standing on the sidelines?
 • Jeremy Ney and Zoe Siegel
35:38
Your Brain on Inequality, with Hanna Horvath
When economic mobility falls this low, financial stress skyrockets
 • Jeremy Ney and Hanna Horvath
1:13:05
How to Find Solutions in a Time of Upheaval
Humanizing statistics and the promise of solutions journalism
 • Jeremy Ney and Anya Kamenetz
1:04:20
War is Coming for Your Wallet, with Grace Blakeley
Rising prices, a fragile economy, and policy uncertainty are going to make some people very rich and others far worse off
 • Jeremy Ney and Grace Blakeley
"Wealth in People" and Rethinking the Social Fabric
A radical reframing of prosperity in conversation with Nobel Prize winner James Robinson
 • Jeremy Ney
56:19
Is It Possible To Eradicate Cars from Our Cities?
The cost of cars on pollution, life expectancy, traffic, and housing is too high to ignore
 • Jeremy Ney and The War on Cars
Reflecting on 5 years of American Inequality
A big thank you and what the next 5 years have in store
 • Jeremy Ney
48:53
Navigating Injustices in U.S. Housing and Mental Healthcare
Watch now | A conversation with Fountain House members about the hidden injustices in housing and serious mental illness in America
 • Jeremy Ney, Jamarne "Jay" McGill, and On Homelessness

American Inequality

Data, charts, and maps on U.S. inequality, covering housing, healthcare, poverty, education, tech, and more.
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