A new project from scholars at Columbia University examines the history of public education through the lens of race to better understand how national policies have had disparate impacts on various ...

The U.S. may have the highest level of income inequality of the G7 nations, but new research suggests that disparity has actually stabilized over the last decade, thanks to rapid growth in wages for ...

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 ...

Last month, researchers from 67 nations wrote an open letter to United Nations secretary-general António Guterres and World Bank president Ajay Banga, urging them to “redouble efforts to address ...

A flurry of new books highlights broad disagreements over how to address the problem. “Most of us agree that inequality is a problem — even if we can’t agree on what that actually means and what to do ...

Is inequality back as a political issue? Senator Bernie Sanders seems to think so. He is leading a “Fighting Oligarchy” tour that has drawn thousands of people in several Midwestern cities. Railing ...

Global inequalities are in bad shape and mostly do not appear to be getting better. Disparities today are about the same as they were in the early 20th century, and the pandemic continues to make ...

Progress toward racial equality in the United States is real — and possible — if we look, for instance, at changes in racial attitudes across time. My colleagues and I study perceptions of racial ...

Everyone knows that inequality has gotten out of hand in the United States. Thanks largely to the work of three now-famous economists—Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman—it’s probably ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study that challenges ...