One need only glance at headlines about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other super-wealthy individuals to understand that wealth in America is increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Inequality ...

Editor’s Note: Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations. She serves as co-chair of ...

One of the defining challenges of our time is the growing problem of economic inequality in the United States. In 2021, the top ten percent of Americans held nearly 70 percent of U.S. wealth, up from ...

Global wealth is concentrated at the top. This is true for all countries to varying degrees. Yet—according to the World Inequality Database—in almost all nations, the richest 10% hold more than 50% of ...

The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent ...

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 ...

The wealthiest cities in the U.S. are almost seven times richer than the poorest regions, a disparity that has nearly doubled since 1960. Until now, however, little has been known about where the ...

Social, economic and political conditions mirror those seen in the late 1800s. As economic inequality and wealth concentration rise, the U.S. is entering a new era of support for workers' rights, ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study that challenges ...

Global income and wealth inequality have been a prime reason why the world suffers from economic crises each year. Income inequality has been a dark reality of the world for ages, initially created ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Author: Tom Kemeny, University of Toronto One need only glance at headlines about Jeff ...