David talks on The Majority Report with Sam Seder

David A. Ansell (@DrDavidAnsell) joins us to discuss his new book “The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills.” In this book, Ansell breaks down how economic inequality reduces the life expectancy of people in poor neighborhoods. It’s not simply that low-income people lack access to healthcare; growing up in an environment of stress and depravation has also been shown to worsen health outcomes. And when people die younger, they have less time to create wealth, creating a feedback effect that further exacerbates the problem. Ansell then tells some personal stories from his time as a doctor in Chicago to hammer the point home: We live in a violent healthcare apartheid state fueled by racism, exploitation, and un-fettered capitalism.

David’s interview begins at 16:30. Listen now >