The Federal Reserve closed 2025 by cutting rates by a quarter point for the third time this year. The decision was not ...

A dramatic technological change like the rise of artificial intelligence makes the case for curbing extreme wealth even more ...

Open the Youtube video If you're like most Americans, you get the bulk of your cardio from marching in—or fleeing ...

Inequality is now a visibility problem The concentration of wealth at the very top of the global distribution has moved from ...

If 2022 was the year the U.S. economy came roaring back like a lion, 2023 is more of a lamb. Modest job growth, consistent inflation, falling home prices, slowing GDP growth—meh. February was another ...

Early morning magenta light illuminates clouds and the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the foot of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County, home to the affluent and famous Jackson Hole, has ...

From the column: "We can close the door to fraud by taking back our public goods, starting with our public health care ...

The divergence seems to be due to higher income groups benefiting disproportionately from policy changes and also because ...

He argues that for the first time, the consuming class is face-to-face with the working class, forcing a societal ...

There were wins and reasons for hope, too, as Twin Cities transit investments began to pay off and the pandemic rebound picked up pace.

Two years ago this month, Thomas Piketty published his massive tome on inequality, Capital in the 21st Century. Embedded in the 696 pages of tables and analysis was a fairly simple idea: In rich ...

Social inequality refers to relational processes in society that have the effect of limiting or harming a group's social status, social class, and social circle. Areas of social inequality include ...