While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Economic inequality in the U.S. has been rising steadily over the past few decades, and this increase has not gone unnoticed by Americans. In this episode of our Trust in America video series, our ...

Most Americans are a lot richer now than they were before COVID. From 2019 to 2022, the last year good data is available, total U.S. household wealth grew 25%. And that rising tide really did lift all ...

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 ...

In the paper, Rights CoLab and Oxfam have attempted to capture literature that seeks to address the various risks that inequality can present for investors. The report starts by introducing the topic ...

New digital technologies are exacerbating inequality. Here’s how scientists creating AI can make better choices. The economy is being transformed by digital technologies, especially in artificial ...