The debate in Congress is over how to help the overall economy, but there is an underlying issue highlighted by the Occupy Wall Street protests. It's the question of the gap between rich and poor - ...

Review & Outlook: Analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, Syracuse University and the National Taxpayer Advocate suggest Democratic Party claims that only high earners will be squeezed in the ...

Yes, but the answer is less obvious than you might think. By Samuel Scheffler Dr. Scheffler is a professor of philosophy. It is impossible to ignore the stark disparities of income and wealth that ...

Evidence from survey research suggests that most people in the United States recognize economic inequality as a social problem in our society. And many of us are willing to acknowledge that ...

Researchers studying economic inequality and social mobility have established a strong link between economic outcomes for parents and children. But traditional measures may still understate the role ...

The global wealth disparity has been greatly exacerbated by the pandemic, and there is a concentration of wealth among the ...