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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.
Same country, same pledge, different destinies.
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Anyone who navigates America’s socioeconomic data is accustomed to charts that break out the country’s general population into its component racial and ethnic groups.
More often than not, the disparities illustrated are startling.