U.S. inequality is also shaped by historic and continued racial and ethic discrimination. Our economy was built on a ...

Global inequality stems not just from what people have and don’t have—but what they're able to do with what they have. “The levels of inequality are horrendous," said Janet Fuentes, an activist from ...

High levels of inequality, within and between countries, are making the world more vulnerable to pandemics, making pandemics more economically disruptive and deadly, and making them last longer; ...

Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory for the working class in the financial capital of the world is a reflection of the growing appeal of bold platforms that attack extreme inequality and oligarchy and ...

For those of you who don’t remember the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 (it even has its own acronym, GFC), it was no walk in the park. From late-2007 to mid-2009, a downturn in the US housing market ...

Inequality in education is a defining challenge of our time. Around the world, students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are far more likely to underperform in school than are students ...

Susan Ann Samuel receives funding from the University of Leeds, for her PhD research. World leaders have gathered for the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. One of their main ...

Not all animals cooperate, but among those who do, there is an important issue of fairness. In order for an animal to cooperate successfully, it must be helping another animal to achieve its goals, ...

A recent report by Oxfam revealed a shocking fact about the workings of our global economy: The eight richest men in the world have as much wealth as the poorest fifty percent. Bill Gates, Amancio ...

Alabama is scoring high marks for supporting children in preschool. That’s no surprise to Keri Lee, a lead pre-K teacher at Good Times Center YMCA of Greater Montgomery. “The state of Alabama doesn't ...

A growing number of Republican politicians and theorists are challenging party orthodoxy on pocketbook issues, corporate power and government’s role. By Talmon Joseph Smith More Republicans are coming ...

Inequality is the big economic topic of the moment—everyone from the Pope to New York mayor Bill DeBlasio to global leaders at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos are talking about it. Tonight, ...