A report explains this paradox and divides Americans into three groups, showing how people differ in their money mindsets.

Make It Make Sense: Why is there a growing divide between the rich and poor?

Every few years, Washington rediscovers fraud. A viral clip of someone misusing food stamps. A headline about child care providers in Minnesota. A politician promising to crack down on “fraud and ...

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Teeth are one of the most visible markers of poverty: structural circumstances that are individually borne. In an essay for Aeon, US journalist Sarah Smarsh calls them “poor teeth”. She writes: Often, ...

RICH MAN, POOR MAN - BOOK I - Gallery - Shoot Date: January 12, 1976. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) NICK NOLTE;SUSAN BLAKELY;PETER STRAUSS Long ...

If you’re obsessively refreshing gold charts, cryptocurrency candles, or silver wicks, Robert Kiyosaki wants you to relax. In an X post on Jan. 22, the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author made it clear: he ...

Mickey Rourke is reportedly living “paycheck-to-paycheck” as he faces eviction from his Los Angeles home. “Mickey has lived the life of a rock star with plenty of drug and alcohol abuse over the years ...

GENEVA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence could widen gaps between developed and developing countries, a U.N. report said on Tuesday, calling for policy measures to limit the impact. The ...

This article appears in the December 2025 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. We are living in a new Gilded Age. The first, from roughly 1870 to 1890, was marked by dramatic ...

If you worked in finance during the late 1990s, you likely encountered Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. The book on investment advice was published in April of 1997 and appeared on the New York ...