Evidence from survey research suggests that most people in the United States recognize economic inequality as a social problem in our society. And many of us are willing to acknowledge that ...

Income inequality between countries may have eased in recent decades, but the gap within nations continues to widen. Take France: Its poverty rate clocked 15.4 percent in 2023, th ...

For many Americans, the national debt—now approaching $30 trillion—is an afterthought that must always take a backseat to the social and economic problems of the day. Now, it's the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Yes, but the answer is less obvious than you might think. By Samuel Scheffler Dr. Scheffler is a professor of philosophy. It is impossible to ignore the stark disparities of income and wealth that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Capitalism has a public relations problem. While many will grudgingly admit that capitalism, the economic system based on private property and free trading, yields faster rates of economic growth, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're like most Americans, you get the bulk of your cardio from marching in—or fleeing from—pitchfork-wielding mobs. These ...