How Disparities in Wealth Affect Gen Z’s Experiences With Technology
Income has an enormous impact on young people's educational experiences with technology, just as it does on every other aspect of school life.
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A Rising Economic Tide Lifts All Yachts—and Not Much Else
New research offers evidence that right-wing economic policies overwhelmingly favor the top .01 percent.
Recovery From the Great Recession Has Not Been Evenly Felt Across the Economic Spectrum
New research from the Federal Reserve concludes the economic recovery hasn't produced much wealth for most Americans.
Looking Past GDP to Measure Economic Strength
Excitement resulted from the news of recent 4.1 percent growth of gross domestic product in the U.S., but GDP alone is inadequate to measure economic performance.
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.
PS Picks: Gideon Lewis-Kraus Profiles a Man Who Sells Private Jets to the Upper Crust
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Why Poverty Is Skyrocketing in the Suburbs
Scott Allard chats with Pacific Standard about the disconnect between the perception and reality of suburban poverty.
Why America’s Wealthiest Men Live 15 Years Longer Than the Country’s Poorest
The gap in income between America’s richest and poorest is larger now than it’s ever been since the…
That Peasant? I Didn’t Even Notice Him
New research finds social class influences how closely we pay attention to other people. By Tom Jacobs Snob…