While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

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

Income inequality is one of the most important measures of economic health, social justice and quality of life. More reliably trackable than wealth inequality, which was recently given a gloomy report ...

The U.S. economy is more dependent than ever on the lavish spending of the wealthiest, The Wall Street Journal recently reported. The top 10% of earners (households making $250,000 per year or more) ...

With each passing year wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of a smaller and smaller number of individuals and corporations. It is estimated that by 2030 the richest 1% in the world will possess ...

Inequality extends beyond incomes and wealth, and incorporates gender, opportunity, and climate. Women capture a quarter of ...

A Newsweek map shows which U.S. region has seen the highest increase in median household income—and the Midwest came out top. The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report on its estimates of income, ...

Much of the discussion about the need for tax reform to preserve intergenerational equity is confused. The main challenges ...