The problem of inequality has become so pressing that it needs coordinated global action to address it, a group of over 500 economists and scientists said on Friday. The group, which includes former ...

Sheffielders who are born in poorer parts of the city live on average 10 years less than those who come from better-off areas – but there is hope that a new collaborative system of neighbourhood ...

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 ...

We are failing to look at inequality in the right way, according to researchers who study people’s attitudes to wealth disparity. Haves and have-nots. The 99%. The income gap. The chasm between rich ...

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 ...

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 - ...

We are failing to look at inequality in the right way, according to researchers who study people’s attitudes to wealth disparity. Haves and have-nots. The 99%. The income gap. The chasm between rich ...

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 ...