Beyond the Burden: The Truth About Income Inequality

Why are so many suburbs predominantly white? In this episode, I cover the racial wealth gap as it exists today and how housing discrimination in the 1930's contributed to the racial disparity between African Americans and White Americans.   HOLC Redlining Map: https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=11/39.787/-86.315&city=indianapolis-in

There are over 2,000 billionaires and more than 711 million people living below the poverty line.  Why is there such a disparity in the distribution of wealth?  This episode will address some of the factors that affect income inequality on a national scale and how we measure it.

An introduction to this podcast and a general overview.