Inequality Inquiry
Articles
Unhoused and Handcuffed
January 13, 2023
By Eleanor Khirallah Under the guise of addressing homelessness and mental illness in New York City, on Tuesday, November 28, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced...
Explainer: The Teamsters Local 320 Agreement
January 12, 2023
By Selma El-Badawi* Teamsters Local 320 Priorities Every day, I walk past and through University of Minnesota facilities, all carefully maintained by UMN’s service workers...
Laufer Gives ADA Testers a Second Green Light
January 11, 2023
By Matthew Schmitz ***Disability communities differ on whether they prefer person-first (“person with a disability”) or identity-first (“disabled person”) language. [1] Here, I have opted...
D.C. Statehood: A Half-Made Promise Losing Momentum
January 10, 2023
By Sergi Torres* On Thursday, April 22, 2021, the House of Representatives made headlines when they voted to pass H.R. 51, a bill that would...
“It’s Absolutely Immoral”: The Denial of Mental Health Treatment in U.S. Prisons
January 9, 2023
By Nicole Carter* Introduction: U.S. Prisons Deprive Inmates of Adequate Mental Health Treatment In 2016, John Rudd was sentenced to eight months in federal prison...