The Intersections of Pandemic, Public Policy and Social Inequality in the United StatesThe COVID-19 pandemic has placed the United States of America (U.S.) under enormous strain, leaving it with higher deaths during the first wave of the outbreak (per 100,000 of population) compared to all...
2020 that the 50 richest Americans now hold almost as much wealth as the poorest 165 million people in the country. The richest 1 percent of Americans have a combined net worth that is 16.4 times that of the poorest 50 percent. The epidemic has aggravated wealth inequality. The website of ...
The United States Senate is approaching a vote on the so-called “Social Security Fairness Act,” legislation that would eliminate adjustments to Social Security benefits for a select of public sector employees who are not covered by Social Security but instead participate in alternate government pens...
Amid sweeping efforts to get Americans to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease, we geovisualized how foot traffic has increased or declined in relation to six types of trips across the United States: homes, workplaces, retail and recreation establishments, parks, grocery ...
Our findings suggest that this socio-spatial inequality is linked to the increasing impacts of climate change. Following this, one important implication of our work is that climate change could exacerbate social inequalities in the wake of extreme weather events, if hard-hit areas are majority-...
5、ld continue to persist-that is, for reasons of social-class inequality. living in an environment of poverty, decay, crime, drug addiction, joblessness, and hopelessness, this ghetto underclass offers an explosive potential for the future. poverty as a social problem the united states is one...
The rate of childhood obesity is nearly 20% and rising. Should the government be doing more to promote healthy eating and exercise? 22 Income Inequality 8,607 votes The top 1% of Americans make twice as much as the bottom 90% - should the United States be...
is a perfect occasion to reflect on the importance of equity in all areas of society - and especially from architecture and urbanism. And yes: they both have a fundamental role in buildingaccessible citiesand are important tools for addressing the challenges of economic inequality and social exclus...
"We are seeing strikes in the United States due to income inequality and the erosion of the middle class. For a number of years, workers have seen their wages eroded by inflation and poor pay increases," Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Darrell West told Xinhua. The waves of strikes also...
Despite recent declines in mortality, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the United States today. It appears that many of the major ... GA Kaplan,JE Keil - 《Circulation》 被引量: 3373发表: 1993年 Inequality in income and mortality in the United States: analysis of ...