Income Inequality Archives

A child walks down a street in Camden, New Jersey.

Economics

Meet the Researcher Dispelling Old Myths About the Racial Wealth Gap

Pernicious myths about income inequality remain pervasive in our society—for example, that better education will close the racial wealth gap. Professor William Darity is working to debunk these misconceptions.

Dwyer Gunn

Economics

This Chart Shows the Unequal State of Access to Fintech Services in America

What good are financial technologies if low-income folks don't have high-speed Internet to access them?

Dwyer Gunn

Commuters exit Penn Station during the morning rush hour on July 7th, 2017, in New York City.

Economics

The Rise of the 1 Percent Negates Any Progress in the Racial Income Gap

The income gap has been virtually unchanged for the last 50 years, and rising income inequality is part of the reason why.

Dwyer Gunn

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) talks to reporters as he walks to the Senate chamber for a series of roll call votes regarding the 2018 budget on October 18th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Economics

How Expanding the EITC Would Benefit Working-Class Americans

A new report finds that expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit by 10 percent would lead to increases in after-tax income for middle-class Americans.

Dwyer Gunn

Economics

Black-White Wage Gap Grows as Americans Remain in Denial

Three new studies suggest racial economic inequality remains robust, despite the skewed views of many Americans.

Tom Jacobs

Economics

A New Census Bureau Report Shows the Economy Is (Mostly) Getting Better

The economy continues its long recovery from the Great Recession.

Dwyer Gunn

Economics

One Top Economist Weighs in on How We Can Bring Back the American Dream

Richard Reeves says we need to expand our scrutiny of inequality beyond the top 1 percent.

Dwyer Gunn

News in Brief

How Budget Battles Are Stacked Against Higher Education

Cutting federal student aid to beef up defense spending means low-income students will be hit twice as hard.…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Hillary Clinton’s Not-So-Tough Talk About Wall Street Reform

As a United States senator during the crisis years, Clinton’s legislative proposals to reform banking and housing finance didn’t gain traction.

Jeff Gerth

Economics

The Future of Work: Stagnation, Automation … Frustration

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Steven Greenhouse