Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them, says economist and historian Ingrid Robeyns ...

The debate in Congress is over how to help the overall economy, but there is an underlying issue highlighted by the Occupy Wall Street protests. It's the question of the gap between rich and poor - ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

There never has been a wealthy country without a few extremely wealthy people, and a lot of people who are destitute. Sometimes “wealth inequality” is a problem; and sometimes, it is just something ...

There is a broad consensus that the impacts of climate change are not experienced equally. According to the World Bank, “The poorest and most vulnerable people bear the brunt of climate change impacts ...

The Advocate highlights social inequality through original stories and opinions, and content generated by fellow NNPA and other publications ...