U.S. inequality is also shaped by historic and continued racial and ethic discrimination. Our economy was built on a ...

The very rich have 1,000 times more wealth than the poorest households, according to a new report. That wealth is not ...

The domination of the United States by a parasitic oligarchy, whose seat of power is in the White House, is on display for ...

A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.

James A Robinson, the Nobel Prize winner for Economics in 2024, explains why Mamdani’s policy prescriptions may not help ...

The panel, formally called the Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality, includes Stiglitz along with Adriana Abdenur of Brazil, Winnie Byanyima of Uganda, Jayati Ghosh of ...

For many young Black Americans, affording a home or college can feel like an impossible dream. But in the U.S. capital, local ...

Over 50 years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, the median white family has 70 times more wealth than typical black families. … A recent study by the Pew Research Center used data ...

This leaves people, even those who work full-time, unable to afford homes. As a result, more people have become unhoused or ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during a question-and-answer session in the National Assembly in Cape Town, ...

Unequal access to wealth is one of the main causes of worsening violence in West Africa's Sahel, which has forced millions to ...