Income Inequality
The National Debt Makes our Inequality Problem Worse
The best evidence available today shows that the growing national debt contributes to massive problems that many on the Left and Right care about.
This is Our New Deal Moment
Aid tied to the pandemic is a start, but we are not looking to just go back to normal. If 2020 was about exposing the problem, 2021 is about finding the solution.
Americans Want Answers the Two Major Parties Won't Give
Third parties may rarely win election to office, but they do serve to introduce the new ideas that the duopoly candidates cannot.
High Income Trump Supporters Less Likely to Give Support in Phone Polling
Morning Consult found in a survey of more than 2,400 people, that Trump receives lower support when asked on the phone than online among those making $75,000 or more each year.
Stimulus Payment 19% Less Likely to Go to Adults Below Poverty Level
A new study from the Urban Institute found adults with incomes below the federal poverty level were nearly 19 percent less likely to receive stimulus payments. Nearly seven in 10 Americans received payments from the CARES Act.
Guaranteed Income Can Help Alleviate Racial and Economic Inequality
Guaranteed income is a powerful tool to fight structural inequities afflicting American society.
How the Bernie Sanders Movement Reshaped the Democratic Party Forever
Did Sanders' campaign fail or succeed? Expanded health care, a higher minimum wage, free college: His ideas may have outgrown the need for Sanders himself and his purist approach.
New Bill Would Give Nearly Every Californian $1,000 a Month
A proposed California law would give almost every adult in the state $1,000 per month, similar to the universal basic income plan of former presidential candidate Andrew Yang.
Majority Say There Should Be a Wealth Tax on the Richest Americans: Poll
While among the most ambitious plans to tackle inequality beyond income, Elizabeth Warren's tax proposal has produced research casting doubt on some of its largest promises.
Republicans Who Recognize Inequality Say Corporations Should Help Fix It
These survey respondents could be part of a slightly more progressive coalition of Republicans who also care about climate change, immigration and access to contraception, reports show.
New York Latest State to Ban Employers From Asking for Wage History
New York State enacted a law Monday that bans employers from asking prospective employees how much money they earned in previous jobs.
Wealth Tax Would Have Boosted Anti-Semitism: Harvard President Emeritus
Former Clinton Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers this week railed against the so-called "wealth tax" proposed by progressive Democrats, warning that such "anti-business" policies could have provoked more anti-Semitism from 20th-century business leaders.
Walmart Would Have Paid up to $794 Million More in 2018 Under Sanders' Tax
"The goal of this income inequality tax is not just to raise more revenue. It is to send a message to corporate America: stop paying your workers inadequate wages while CEOs make outrageous compensation packages."
'Equal Pay' Women's Soccer Chants Prompt AOC, Aaron Rodgers to Back Demands
Fans chanting "equal pay" during the U.S. women's national soccer team's World Cup victory reinvigorated calls to match the salaries of the professional men's league.
J.P. Morgan CEO Floats Higher Taxes for Wealthy
"The wealthy should remember that if we improve our society and our economy, then they, in effect, are among the main winners," said J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon.
Disney Heiress: Tax The Wealthy, CEOs Paid Too Much
Abigail Disney, heiress to The Walt Disney Company, railed against CEOs collecting too much pay and is demanding Americans start taxing the wealthy.
U.S. Towns with the Highest Income Disparity
Miami Beach is the most unequal city on the list, scoring 61 percent—higher than the Gini score the World Bank gave to Haiti in 2012.
50 Countries with the Best Quality of Life
The top nations were praised for their multiculturalism, free higher education and commitment to human rights.
U.N. Expert: Trump policies Growing Economic Inequality
Philip Alston, a human rights expert, wrote in his new report that economic inequality "could be readily eliminated" with political will.
'The Crown' Star Claire Foy to Receive $275K Back Pay
"Claire is one of my best friends, and I believe that we should be paid equally and fairly and there should be equality for all," Matt Smith said.
America's Obesity Epidemic Hits the Poor the Hardest
"'What's your zip code?' is fast becoming one of the most important things your doctor could ask you.
Rent Control Could Be Making Income Inequality Worse
Rent control policies could actually be making income inequality worse in gentrifying cities such as San Francisco, a new paper from Stanford University researchers argues.
The Median Net Worth of African-Americans in Boston: $8
White households in Boston, on the other hand, average a net worth of $247,500, or nearly 31,000 times more than African-American Bostonians.
Billionaires Control $6 Trillion, Most Since 1900s
More than 1,500 billionaires now control $6 trillion, more than at any period since America's Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century.
Older Americans Suffer the Most From Wage Gap
The gap between wealthy and poor seniors is one of the widest in any nation in the Organization for Economic Cooperation.
Why New Tech Marks a Return to the Middle Ages
A new form of feudalism is emerging in property ownership, in which the digital barons act as if they own every product, even after we have paid for them.
The Rich Are Too Rich, Says Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett has said that income in America is too concentrated in the pockets of the richest few.
Breaking Down the Misconceptions on Slavery in America
People think they know everything about slavery in the United States. They don't.
McDonald's, Taco Bell: Who Eats the Most Junk Food?
New research reveals the answer isn't what we're often led to believe.