Despite substantial evidence linking asthma to exposure to unhealthy living conditions, some scientists search for genetic explanations for racial disparities in asthma prevalence. What could their motive be?

African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinxs have less than 10 percent of the wealth that whites have. In 2016, the average White family had over $170,000 in net worth whereas the average Black family had about $17,000 in net worth. This video explains these racial disparities in wealth.

Why Does California Have So Many Prisons? California is a world leader in incarceration. The Golden State built twenty-three major new prisons between 1984 and 2004. The California state prison population increased five-fold during this time even though the crime rate peaked in 1980 and declined thereafter. What happened? Why did California engage in this massive prison-building project? Why did California start building prisons after the crime rate had begun to decline?