Equality vs. Inequality
FEBRUARY 2, 2010 TUESDAY AT 3PM CT

 
 
British husband and wife Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett join forces to show that one common factor links the healthiest and happiest societies: not wealth, not resources, not culture, but the degree of equality among their members. So, by that measure, how does America stack up?

Guest
  • Richard Wilkinson, co-authors of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, professor emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School
  • Kate Pickett, co-authors of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better, senior lecturer at the University of York and a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist
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