Despite improvements in air quality and other advances, low-income Americans more often have asthma, lung disease and related illnesses. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Income Inequality”
Why the Shinnecock Tribe Is Clashing With the Hamptons’ Elite
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
The Shinnecock Indian Nation views a casino on its reservation as a path out of poverty, but some wealthy neighbors are up in arms. Source: New York Times
Raw Sewage Flooded Their Homes. They’re Still Waiting for Help.
By Gotham Rex on April 15, 2021
New York City accepted responsibility for a collapsed pipe that flooded 127 homes in Queens in 2019, but it has been slow to pay homeowners. “This is a problem of environmental racism,” an expert said. Source: New York Times
New York Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2021
New Yorkers will immediately be allowed to possess up to three ounces of cannabis for recreational purposes, as other facets of the law are phased in over several months. Source: New York Times
Is New York Finally Ready to Tax the Rich?
By Gotham Rex on February 27, 2021
After the pandemic’s economic devastation, legislators are coming around to the idea. Source: New York Times
Covid-19 Slammed Her Neighborhood. She Can't Find Her Father a Vaccine.
By Gotham Rex on February 22, 2021
Logistical hurdles, fear and misinformation are threatening to leave some of the city’s immigrant communities behind as the vaccine rollout ramps up. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Covid Vaccine Disparities Revealed in ZIP Code Data: Officials
By Gotham Rex on February 16, 2021
Source: New York Times
A SoulCycle Instructor Got the Vaccine as an ‘Educator’
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2021
The spin class teacher, Stacey Griffith, has since apologized. But to many, it was another example of wealthy or well-connected people cutting lines for doses. Source: New York Times
Biden Picks Dr. Nunez-Smith to Lead Health Equity Task Force
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2021
Appointed head of the incoming administration’s task force on health equity, the Yale University scientist “is not sitting in her ivory tower.” Source: New York Times
Should Ivy League Schools Randomly Select Students (At Least for a Little While)?
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2020
College admissions have favored the well-off for ages, and the pandemic has only made things worse. Now is now the time to change the process. Source: New York Times
Racial Divide in Reopened Classrooms: More White Than Black Children
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2020
As New York City schools reopen, many families of color are choosing to keep students home. That disparity is raising alarms, given the shortcomings of remote learning. Source: New York Times
Are We Losing a Generation of Children to Remote Learning?
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2020
Leaving children to teach themselves from a sofa might be the greatest untold tragedy of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Source: New York Times
A Quick Virus Test? Sure, If You Can Afford It
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2020
Standard tests in New York City can take days. Wealthier people are turning to concierge services and small laboratories to get results in as little as 24 hours. Source: New York Times
Why New Jersey’s Plan for In-Person Schooling Is Falling Apart
By Gotham Rex on August 28, 2020
Growing numbers of districts are going online only, citing teacher shortages, ventilation issues and delayed guidance from the state on the virus. Source: New York Times