For many employees, the traditional pay cycle—typically monthly or biweekly—is sufficient to meet their financial obligations. However, those who are living paycheck-to-paycheck may be forced to spend ...

Discover the principles of economic justice, how it fosters equality, and explore actionable strategies to achieve fair ...

Does living in an unequal society make people unhappy? Not necessarily, reveals the largest study ever conducted on the ...

People around the world see various factors as contributing to economic inequality in their country: A median of 60% across 36 countries say that rich people having too much political influence leads ...

Richard Wilkinson is a social epidemiologist at the University of Nottingham, UK. The cold war rivalry between capitalism and communism ended not because the problems of capitalism had been solved, ...

According to data from the Congressional Budget Office, wealth inequality has been rising steeply in the United States over the last 30 years. This gap between rich and poor means that the top 1% of ...

Climate change and economic inequality are deeply interconnected, with the potential to exacerbate each other if left unchecked. A new study published in Nature Climate Change sheds light on this ...

The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership ...

Yingying Lu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

COVID-19 is increasing economic inequality around the world. On the one hand, the number of people in extreme poverty is on the rise for the first time in decades. The World Bank estimates at least ...