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US is becoming a 'developing country' on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality

  • Written by Kathleen Frydl, Sachs Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
imagePeople wait in line for a free morning meal in Los Angeles in April 2020. High and rising inequality is one reason the U.S. ranks badly on some international measures of development.Frederic J. Brown/ AFP via Getty Images

The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but an index of development released in July...

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