As Trump, Ryan, McConnell, Hatch, Lee and various other miscreants celebrate their most recent triumph, the United Nations has produced a document that should break the heart of every American. This document describes conditions of poverty and inequality in the United States that are truly unconscionable, both in an absolute sense and in comparison with other civilized nations.
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, nearly five times the OECD average. Criminalization is often used to disguise the problems of poverty.
Despite spending far more per capita on health care than any other country, the U.