Many Tennesseans face financial hardship. Voting can help ensure the state's economic "pie" is divided fairly, a reader says.

The global economy needs to be fundamentally reordered to prioritise the needs of ordinary people rather than the “frivolous ...

If economic inequality increases within a country, the risk of civil war breaking out grows. This is the finding from a study by the Chair of Economic History at the University of Tübingen following ...

WASHINGTON — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper ...

As lower and middle-income Americans face an affordability crisis and the additional burden of tariffs, the rich are getting tax breaks. This is why it's not surprising that wealth disparity is ...

Raising the minimum wage can help address economic inequality, but support has declined as the gap between rich and poor has increased, according to new research from the School of Management.

OAKLAND — A new study has found that Black residents in Alameda County and people living in poorer neighborhoods are more likely to die from shootings, while proposed cuts to prevention programs may ...

“Dilexi te.” In English, “I have loved you.” That is the title of Pope Leo XIV’s first teaching, released last week. Now, Marketplace doesn’t often cover the minutiae and teachings of the Holy See.

In “Economic Sociology,” Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Francesco Duina presents students with a social and philosophical question. “I ask, ‘How many of you like a lot of inequality?’ Usually ...

Canada is facing “crisis levels” of economic inequality as billionaire wealth soars and millions struggle with basic needs, according to a new brief from Oxfam Canada. “Economic inequality, both ...

Regarding Richard Kahlenberg and Lief Lin’s op-ed “American Studies Can’t Stand Its Subject” (Jan. 23): It’s disturbing to see academics so deeply distressed about America’s progress. Their claims of ...