The gap between the country's highest- and lowest-income households reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025, ...

Such a disparity between the haves and have nots has costs that undermine democracy, such as a lessening of social bonds.

But now, greater Miami is closing in on one of New York City’s less-flattering superlatives: It’s tied with NYC for having ...

Income inequality in the U.S. increased last year for the first time in more than a decade, but childhood poverty was cut almost in half due to expansion of the federal government's child tax ...

But income inequality limits access to education and credit, deterring entrepreneurship. Two-thirds: Approximate proportion of entrepreneurs who have at least some college education.

Income inequality has been on President Obama's agenda ever since Joe the Plumber first raised the issue during the 2008 campaign. But in recent months, it appears to have been elevated to a ...

Even if the precision of the World Bank’s inequality estimates is discounted, a significant improvement in India’s ...

Why Income Inequality Is Better Than Advertised. On this episode of Potomac Watch, Paul Gigot sits down with economist and former Senator Phil Gramm about his new book The Myth of American ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked – but a new study from Drexel University has taken a ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked – but a new study from Drexel University has taken a ...