While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

Pretty cool: a map that visualizes income inequality using Manhattan as a scale. This appeared on the third issue of n+1’s Occupy! gazette. Maria Popova has an explanation: The graphic is inspired by ...

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Across 41 states, the bottom 20% make less than $20,000 on average. Meanwhile, the top 20% earn more than $250,000 in 25 states — accounting for half of America. While it’s not exactly a new ...

Several studies by Thomas Piketty and his colleagues purporting to show that income inequality has increased dramatically in the United States over the last 60 years have influenced the public’s views ...

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 ...

AMES, Iowa – Job growth in the retail and service sector has not matched the wages of manufacturing and other middle-skill level jobs lost over the past decade in Iowa. The difference has contributed ...

The rich are getting poorer, and the poor are getting richer. Income inequality has been steadily decreasing on the Treasure Coast, according to a TCPalm analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data of Gini ...

Income inequality in Oregon continued to grow in 2021, according to new tax data. In 2021, the average Oregon taxpayer earned over $43,000. That’s more than any year in the last four decades, even ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked – but a new study from Drexel University has taken a ...