Income Inequality

Not really. But they don't fare too well, either.

We're paying too much for drugs, the Internet, mortgages, student loans, flights, food and health insurance.

The moral case: No one should be working full time and still remain in poverty.

Income inequality, gun control, Black Lives Matter—important issues the candidates should address.

Workplace gender differences persist, but that doesn't mean something is deeply amiss in employment markets.

Raising the top income tax to 50 percent would mean paying $110,968 more for the top 1 percent.

The market has been tilted in favor of moneyed interests while workers have lost bargaining power.

The city of Ogden, together with its neighboring communities, has the narrowest wealth gap among America's largest metropolitan statistical areas.

Kathy Edin and H. Luke Shaefer's account of welfare reform omits some key statistics.

Reform dramatically increased the number of households with children on less than $2 a day per person.

The pope soars stressing humility, helping poor. Can Trump resist taking a shot?

The nation's economic expansion has not led to gains for many Americans, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's annual estimates.

Social mobility is becoming more difficult and meritocracy is failing to work.

A "Second Gilded Age" has brought levels of inequality not seen since labor unions first organized.

When it comes to changing the system, Senator Sanders is playing the Democratic party game.

Inequality is compounded by what wealthy parents spend their money on compared to their low-income counterparts.

Even when black Americans graduate high school, work full time, marry and have children later, their economic prospects are worse than whites.

A study conducted by sociologists from Washington University and Cornell found that about 60 percent of Americans will experience rough times.

As a higher share goes to the well-to-do, the household sector recycles less into spending, which slows growth.

The candidate offered a preview of her economic policies and also took some shots at Republicans in the race.

China is now second only to the U.S. in number of millionaires.

Some argue the gap is due to "women's choices," but that hides key cultural and social factors.

Getting on and up varies depending on which state and city you live in, making the American Dream a state, not a federal, issue.

In his State of the Union address, the President unveiled an unapologetic plan to redistribute wealth.

Obama's power now isn't from his sensible but dead-on-arrival proposals. It's from being the vetoer-in-chief.

Fifty years on, the dream of equality for African-Americans remains elusive.

Many of the businessmen and heads of state who attend the annual event prefer to travel in style.

Proof positive that higher wages for low-income workers lead to higher productivity.

Excessive remuneration stems from focusing on share prices, not company health.

'FatCat' Tuesday highlights the huge pay gap between top executives and the rest of British society