Income Inequality

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

In subtle ways, government helps big business drain your pockets.

A new report contradicts the conventional wisdom about rich versus poor.

Huge cuts to welfare widen the gap between the Haves and Have Nots amid predictions of a return to the bad old days in Ulster

Market-rate buyers will use one entrance, affordable housing tenants will use the other

Persistent cash hoarding by multinationals and the super-rich may be one measure of how seriously attempts at remedial action are being taken

Scott Walker and Paul Ryan vie to put to rest Romney's corrosive remarks about "the 47 percent."