Hey Look, It’s A Map Of Inequality! That’s Neat. Not The Inequality Part. The Map Part.

Cool map, right? Now raise your hand (by which I mean share this post) if you can’t wait for a future in which this map is entirely dark green and stripey.

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Rebecca Eisenberg

Oct 9, 2012

Here’s a closer view of the map key:

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