The Broken LadderThe Broken Ladder by Dr Keith Payne provides a persuasive and highly readable account of how rising inequality, and not just absolute poverty, is undermining our politics, social cohesion, long term prosperity, and general well being, as noted by Barack Obama. Inequality makes us feel poor and act poor, even when we're not. It affects our mood, decision making, and even our immune systems. Using groundbreaking research in psychology and neuroscience,