The global increase in income and wealth at the upper end of the scale is particularly worrying. The very richest people are ...

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

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

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

If 2022 was the year the U.S. economy came roaring back like a lion, 2023 is more of a lamb. Modest job growth, consistent inflation, falling home prices, slowing GDP growth—meh. February was another ...

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 ...

Last February, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper presented the U.S. intelligence community’s annual Worldwide Threat Assessment to a congressional committee. He cited many of the usual ...

President Obama will make economic inequality a central theme of his State of the Union address on Tuesday, according to reports, highlighting the issue's emergence as a key political issue. Less ...

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 ...

Progress toward racial equality in the United States is real — and possible — if we look, for instance, at changes in racial attitudes across time. My colleagues and I study perceptions of racial ...