Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Bern in Switzerland have conducted the first cross-temporal, ...

Taxes, benefits, and household data make America look more unequal than it is.

Political thinking in West Virginia increasingly implies that poverty can be reduced if the wealthy had additional freedom to put more West Virginians to work and have them work harder. Consistent ...

Joseph E. Stiglitz is chair of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality. Imraan Valodia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

Cities bring together the best and worst of the human condition. They concentrate opportunities for work, social networks, and cultural production, but they also expose deep social inequalities. Among ...

Changing course on decades of deepening inequality requires bold action and vision. The U.S. is in the grips of an inequality emergency. Decades of deliberate, regressive policy choices have rigged ...

The reduction of health inequalities has been a priority of researchers, decision-makers and practitioners for many years. Advances in causal mediation analysis offer great promise for identifying ...

24 April 2025 - Economic insecurity, staggering levels of inequality, declining social trust and social fragmentation are destabilizing societies worldwide. The World Social Report 2025, released ...

Contributing columnist Peter Johnson writes that wealth inequality is growing. America needs to invest in fairness and the dignity of work. Getty Images / Getty Images Rev. Peter Johnson Our nation is ...

For a brief period during the pandemic, workers had power. Once the shutdowns ended and the economy rebounded, low-wage workers in many industries were able to negotiate better pay. Meanwhile, a boost ...

Imagine society as a ladder with 10 rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status—where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily ...

A briefing paper prepared by Liana C. Sayer, University of Maryland and Joanna R. Pepin, University of Toronto for the Council on Contemporary Families online symposium The COVID-19 Pandemic and the ...