Inequality

New research from the Federal Reserve concludes the economic recovery hasn't produced much wealth for most Americans.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Two new books on economic history and theory suggest the limits of the Austrian school—and the vital importance of progressive taxation.

• By Paul W. Gleason

In a new book, urban revitalization expert Alan Mallach argues that much of what you think you know about cities today is wrong.

• By Dwyer Gunn

A new report finds that, all across the country, minimum-wage workers don't earn enough to rent a two-bedroom home.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Gregory Stevens explains what happened when the community he'd called an "elitist shit den of hate" found out about his online life.

• By Jack Denton

A new report points to troubling flaws with the Parent PLUS loan program.

• By Dwyer Gunn

A new report concludes that deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use continue to increase.

• By Dwyer Gunn

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.

• By Dwyer Gunn

What is intended as a safety net for people struggling financially is often unattainable for those who are the worst off.

• By Paul Kiel

Beyond the hype and hyperbole, technologies largely thought to universally empower the "voiceless" are still subject to disempowering structural inequalities.

• By Meryl Alper

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A new book argues that America uses digital tools to sequester and punish its poorest citizens. But can we really blame technology?

• By Peter C. Baker

As states have stopped funding driver's education, participation has declined, with lower-income teens and teens of color missing out.

• By Kathi Valeii

The best stories include adversity and injustice, but also triumph.

• By Francie Diep

Researcher Philip Alston offers a sharp criticism of U.S. policymakers' response to poverty.

• By Dwyer Gunn

The United Nations' sustainable development goals have two critical problems: they contradict one another, and they focus on economic growth.

• By Rick Paulas

Just how old is the problem of economic inequality?

• By Kevin Charles Fleming

Twenty-four states saw their poverty rate decline in 2016.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Four crucial facts about race, sex, and biology that contradict this messy argument.

• By Michael White

A new book argues that re-thinking the role of home health aides would both improve health outcomes for elderly Americans and reduce income inequality.

• By Dwyer Gunn

People who feel they are treated unfairly have physiological markers of elevated stress.

• By Tom Jacobs

A new report takes a critical look at the school secession craze.

• By Dwyer Gunn

Energy poverty has become so severe in the Southeast that many households pay 600 percent more of their annual income on energy than the national average. In Memphis, the community is banding together to fight back.

• By DeAndrea Salvador

A surprisingly small tweak to the college admissions process yields an impressive increase in the enrollment of low-income students.

• By Karen Weese