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

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 ...

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 ...

Changing course on decades of deepening inequality requires bold action and vision. The U.S. is in the grips of an inequality emergency. Decades of deliberate, regressive policy choices have rigged ...

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

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

He argues that for the first time, the consuming class is face-to-face with the working class, forcing a societal ...

THE climate crisis, often framed as a universal challenge, is a profound amplifier of existing global inequalities. The World ...