Thread by @bopinion, Looking at the socioeconomic data, America may as well be two countries:One [...]

Looking at the socioeconomic data, America may as well be two countries:

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‘E Pluribus Unum’ Is a Cruel Mirage

A comparison with global development indicators suggests that Americans of different races inhabit all but separate countries.

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Let’s look at infant mortality to start with.

In 2016, the U.S. saw 5.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Breaking it down by ethnicity is startling:

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Let’s look at infant mortality to start with. In 2016, the U.S. saw 5.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Breaking it down by ethnicity is startling:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

These domestic divisions are so great, Black Americans & Asian Americans seem to be occupying different countries.

The U.S. Asian rate is on a par with

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇹🇷" title="Flagge der Türkei" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Türkei">Turkey, and just better than

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These domestic divisions are so great, Black Americans & Asian Americans seem to be occupying different countries.The U.S. Asian rate is on a par with https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

Switzerland, while the rate for Black Americans is worse than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇹🇷" title="Flagge der Türkei" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Türkei">Turkey, and just better than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇲🇽" title="Flagge von Mexiko" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Mexiko">Mexico https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." title="These domestic divisions are so great, Black Americans & Asian Americans seem to be occupying different countries.The U.S. Asian rate is on a par with https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇭" title="Flagge der Schweiz" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Schweiz">Switzerland, while the rate for Black Americans is worse than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇹🇷" title="Flagge der Türkei" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Türkei">Turkey, and just better than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇲🇽" title="Flagge von Mexiko" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Mexiko">Mexico https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

As those babies grow into 15 year olds, the disparities continue.

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As those babies grow into 15 year olds, the disparities continue.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

Black American students have average literacy scores below students from Russia and Chile. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Bücher" aria-label="Emoji: Bücher">U.S. Asian students, however, topped the global ranking, with White students not far behind https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." title="As those babies grow into 15 year olds, the disparities continue.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Bücher" aria-label="Emoji: Bücher">Black American students have average literacy scores below students from Russia and Chile. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📚" title="Bücher" aria-label="Emoji: Bücher">U.S. Asian students, however, topped the global ranking, with White students not far behind https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

Covid-19 has increased U.S. unemployment dramatically. From December 2019 to April 2020, here’s how things changed:

Asian: 2.5%

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White: 3.2%

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 14.2%
Hispanic: 4.2%

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Black: 5.9%

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Covid-19 has increased U.S. unemployment dramatically. From December 2019 to April 2020, here’s how things changed:Asian: 2.5% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

14.5%White: 3.2% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 14.2%Hispanic: 4.2% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 18.9%Black: 5.9% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 16.7% https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." title="Covid-19 has increased U.S. unemployment dramatically. From December 2019 to April 2020, here’s how things changed:Asian: 2.5% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 14.5%White: 3.2% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 14.2%Hispanic: 4.2% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 18.9%Black: 5.9% https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="➡️" title="Pfeil nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Pfeil nach rechts"> 16.7% https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

Here’s how the annual rates for 2019 stack up internationally.

The unemployment rate for African Americans was twice that of

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Here’s how the annual rates for 2019 stack up internationally.The unemployment rate for African Americans was twice that of https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

Germany’s, though far better than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">Spain’s https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." title="Here’s how the annual rates for 2019 stack up internationally.The unemployment rate for African Americans was twice that of https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flagge von Deutschland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Deutschland">Germany’s, though far better than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien">Spain’s https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

The rates of inadequate or nonexistent access to health care falls unequally across race and ethnicity.

That precariousness comes into sharper focus when compared to other advanced economies where the risk of being uninsured simply doesn& #39;t exist http://trib.al/XAWPzJn ">https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q...

Obesity is affected by many forces often out of a person’s control:

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💨" title="Staubwolke" aria-label="Emoji: Staubwolke">Pollution

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Obesity is affected by many forces often out of a person’s control:https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

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The U.S. is the 12th most obese nation in the world. Within this ranking, the racial and ethnic divisions are stark.

U.S. Asians rank better than

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇭" title="Flagge der Schweiz" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Schweiz">Switzerland, while Black women in the U.S. rank just below the most obese country in the world --

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Switzerland, while Black women in the U.S. rank just below the most obese country in the world -- https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇳🇷" title="Flagge von Nauru" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Nauru">Nauru https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." title="The U.S. is the 12th most obese nation in the world. Within this ranking, the racial and ethnic divisions are stark.U.S. Asians rank better than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇭" title="Flagge der Schweiz" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Schweiz">Switzerland, while Black women in the U.S. rank just below the most obese country in the world -- https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇳🇷" title="Flagge von Nauru" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Nauru">Nauru https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

The inequalities continue to the grave.

While U.S. Hispanic people live longer on average than

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flagge von Deutschland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Deutschland">Germans, American Black men have a lower life expectancy than the average

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Brits or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flagge von Deutschland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Deutschland">Germans, American Black men have a lower life expectancy than the average https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇱🇻" title="Flagge von Lettland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Lettland">Latvian or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇺" title="Flagge von Russland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Russland">Russian person https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." title="The inequalities continue to the grave.While U.S. Hispanic people live longer on average than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇬🇧" title="Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches">Brits or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇩🇪" title="Flagge von Deutschland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Deutschland">Germans, American Black men have a lower life expectancy than the average https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇱🇻" title="Flagge von Lettland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Lettland">Latvian or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇷🇺" title="Flagge von Russland" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Russland">Russian person https://trib.al/XAWPzJn&q..." class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

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