A new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science has found that rising income inequality is associated ...

The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent ...

Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some ...

Early morning magenta light illuminates clouds and the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the foot of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County, home to the affluent and famous Jackson Hole, has ...

Economist Thomas Piketty's book, "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," highlights the dangers of an economy dominated by inherited wealth -- an economy in which birth is more important than effort ...

Raising socially conscious children means helping them understand the realities of privilege, inequality and their role in ...

A narrow definition such as income inequality does not capture the vast disparities in power that define our society.

Inequality is now a visibility problem The concentration of wealth at the very top of the global distribution has moved from ...

A new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows 96% of all income inequality comes from within-group differences.

A State Revenue Alliance report details other progressive tax wins in 2025, including property tax increases on high-value ...

There were wins and reasons for hope, too, as Twin Cities transit investments began to pay off and the pandemic rebound picked up pace.

Income and wealth inequality in the United States is substantially higher than in almost any other developed nation, and it is on the rise, sparking an intensifying national debate. The 2008 global ...