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The Inner Level

In The Moment ... January 28, 2019 Show 503 Hour 1

Rates for social anxiety, narcissism, gambling and shopping addictions appear to be rising in the U.S. Can the cause be boiled down to inequality?

A new book, THE INNER LEVEL: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone's Well-Being, attempts to make that case. The authors are Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.