The Latest Breaking News from Inequality

Recent research showing the richest New Zealanders pay less tax than their counterparts in nine similar OECD countries raises, yet again, serious questions about wealth, equality and fairness.

Researchers say interventions could address key factors, such as smoking, but ‘structural changes’ also needed

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's speech at the UN General Assembly condemns wealthiest individuals for exacerbating climate change and social inequality.

The U.N. Secretary-General highlights the urgent need to address impunity, inequality, and uncertainty for a more just and secure world.

A recent study found that at least half of the rise in income inequality between 1980 and 2020 is attributable to changing preferences in the online dating scene.

In his new book, “Degrees of Risk: Navigating Insecurity and Inequality in Public Higher Education,” sociology professor Blake R. Silver examines some of many ways that college students can slip through the cracks at public colleges and universities. In the following QA with The Conversation U.S., Silver expounds on what…

The author of Capital returns with a short book on inequality that asks big questions

Scholar Mirya Holman on "The Power of the Badge" — and how county sheriffs enforce American inequality

Senator Chris Murphy discusses the Democratic Party's efforts to appeal to working-class voters by addressing income inequality and corporate power.