Three in Five Americans Have Experienced Poverty-Level Incomes
"The income distribution is porous at the top and the bottom," one sociologist says.
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Income Inequality
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Are You Getting Paid What You’re Worth?
American employment markets are getting better at paying everyone exactly what they're worth. And we're all paying the price.
Income Inequality Inspires Interest in Luxury Items
A state-by-state analysis of Google searches find high-status goods are of more interest in places with a larger gap between rich and poor.
The Professor Charity Case
PrecariCorps wants to draw attention to the plight of adjunct professors. But in the meantime, it's raising money to keep adjuncts well-fed and out of debt.
Robert Putnam Is Wrong About Social Capital
Too much social capital—not too little—is driving a wedge of income inequality between Americans.
Americans Overestimate Class Mobility
New research finds we believe class boundaries are more porous than they are in reality.
Many Make It to the One Percent, But Few Stay Long
A new study finds that one in nine Americans has been in the top one percent income bracket at some point—but it's still mostly educated white men.
Superstar Neighborhoods and the Concentration of Wealth
The geography of income inequality is all about demand.