Growing economic inequality is either “a major issue of our time” or “a defining challenge of our time,” depending on your taste for hyperbole. Given America’s recent experience, however, I would like ...

There has been a lot of attention recently paid to the impact of growing economic inequality. A small elite have more. A large majority have less. The concentration of the vast majority of the ...

Taxes, benefits, and household data make America look more unequal than it is.

TRONDHEIM, Norway — Surprising new research reveals that societies with higher levels of inequality actually produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions. The conclusion comes from a study that examined ...

For tens of millions of retired Americans, Social Security provides an indispensable source of income. Although the average monthly retired-worker check in 2025 is a modest $1,976, more than two ...

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In our 36-country survey, we asked respondents how large a problem various types of inequality are in their nation, including the gap between the rich and the poor, unequal rights for men and women, ...

This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of inequality and its contributing factors in 36 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East-North ...

The level of economic inequality in the city of Santiago in Brazil is evident along the border of a high-density, low-income favela neighborhood next to high-rise ...