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Unequal Suffering: Here's How Congress Should Help

By Jim Wallis
A sign indicating proper social distancing measures is displayed in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Apr 30, 2020
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In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing more than ever who is most vulnerable to contracting and dying of this new disease β€” and it’s a function of often very old and deeply embedded societal structures that create and perpetuate grotesque racial and economic inequity. 

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A sign indicating proper social distancing measures is displayed in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

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