wealth gap

Report Finds Racial Wage Gap Widest In Nearly 4 Decades

As wages for American workers have stagnated for more than a generation, the income gap between black and white workers has widened, and discrimination is the main reason for the persisting disparity.

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For the Country's Lower Half, Perils of Rising Inequality Becoming Painfully Clear

Recent research published about the Great Recession adds to the already clear evidence that rising inequality translates into nearly all of today's winnings going to the wealthy.

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"Moral Angst" About Inequality? World's Richest Just Keep Getting Richer

In 2015, the world's richest people were able to sit back and watch their assets grow to a stunning $168 trillion.

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CEO Pay In 2015: When a $468,449 Raise Is Typical

CEOs at the biggest companies got a 4.5 percent pay raise last year. That's almost double the typical American worker's.

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Mayoral Candidate Pledges to Make Manchester a "Beacon of Social Justice"

In an attempt to tackle the inequality separating Britain's North and South, Labour MP and mayoral candidate Andy Burnham pledges to improve education, housing and economic wellbeing in Greater Manchester.

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Disposable Americans: The Numbers are Growing

After 35 years of wealth distribution to the super-rich, inequality has forced much of the middle class towards the bottom, to near-poverty levels, and to a state of helplessness in which they find themselves being blamed for their own misfortunes.

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World's super rich keep buying up luxury goods in face of wealth decline

Sales of super-yachts rose 40% last year despite number of millionaires and ultra rich falling, according to wealth report

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The Outrageous Ascent of CEO Pay

For the 35 years, almost all incentives operating on American corporations have resulted in lower pay for average workers and higher pay for CEOs and other top executives – it's about time that started to change.

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