Is income inequality in the United States primarily driven by disparities between ethnic groups or within them? The evidence reveals a striking pattern: 96% of U.S. income inequality arises from ...

Joseph E. Stiglitz is chair of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality. Imraan Valodia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present monviso (monotone variational inequalities solver), a novel open-source Python package for solving monotone variational inequalities. We detail the package’s ...

Connecticut does not have the biggest income inequality in the nation, but it ranks among the highest. The state consistently appears near the top of national rankings for income inequality, often in ...

The Nordic countries have far less economic inequality than the United States. Most of the difference is due to the Nordics’ welfare states. If you really want to reduce inequality, you need to ensure ...

When was the last time you thought about the 'American Dream'? Before I stumbled on the topic of this article, I can’t remember the last time I thought about it. America used to be seen as a place of ...

Imagine society as a ladder with 10 rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status—where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily ...

Earlier this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, “It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality.” The authors note that of the various ways we could ...

Indie game developer Happy Volcano and publisher Astra Logical dropped an updated demo for Modulus while confirming the game's Early Access release date. First up, the updated demo is on Steam as we ...

Wherever you live these days, you’re likely seeing plenty of evidence that political polarization is increasing all around you. Some of this polarization is reinforcing conventional left-right fault ...

As Congress debates tax cuts and safety-net reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill, a major line of attack against the proposal is that it would worsen inequality, which, to hear some critics tell it, ...

TO SEE REALITY in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro, consider the drone’s-eye view (pictured). A razor-straight line divides lush gardens and smooth clay tennis courts from a mess of corrugated ...