Global inequality stems not just from what people have and don’t have—but what they're able to do with what they have. “The levels of inequality are horrendous," said Janet Fuentes, an activist from ...

The level of economic inequality in the city of Santiago in Brazil is evident along the border of a high-density, low-income favela neighborhood next to high-rise ...

Inequality is the root of social evil,” according to the late Pope Francis. The French economist and inequality scholar ...

Income inequality is one of the most important measures of economic health, social justice and quality of life. More reliably ...

The World Inequality Report 2026, the third report in the series after earlier 2018 and 2022 editions, is based on the work ...

Early morning magenta light illuminates clouds and the Moulton Barn on Mormon Row at the foot of the Grand Tetons near Jackson, Wyoming. Teton County, home to the affluent and famous Jackson Hole, has ...

Dom Byrne is a freelance radio and podcast producer based in Brighton, UK. Francisco Ferreira’s first exposure to inequality of opportunity was during his daily ride to school in São Paulo, Brazil, ...

A conversation with Harvard economist Stefanie Stantcheva about our misconceptions and their consequences. Stefanie Stantcheva, economist at Harvard University, founded the Social Economics Lab to ...

Christopher Pollard 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 ...

Globally, the top 0.001% own three times more than the poorest half of humanity combined, said the 2026 World Inequality ...

This story contains details about suicide that may be disturbing to some readers. Our team here at Marketplace is taking an introduction to economics class as part of what we’re calling the ...

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 ...