Exit polls showed the majority of Americans voted with two issues top of mind: economic inequality and affordability.

People around the world see various factors as contributing to economic inequality in their country: A median of 60% across 36 countries say that rich people having too much political influence leads ...

Despite the strength of the U.S. economy, the gap between rich and poor Americans is increasing. The wealthiest 1% of Americans have more than five times as much wealth as the bottom 50%, according to ...

Nearly 1 in 6 Americans lives in a “distressed” community. Where they live and what they experience could explain a lot about our politics.

For many young Black Americans, affording a home or college can feel like an impossible dream. But in the U.S. capital, local ...

Unequal access to wealth is one of the main causes of worsening violence in West Africa's Sahel, which has forced millions to ...

If you’ve listened to public radio, tuned in to television news or scrolled through news feeds at any point in the last few years, you may have noted one commonplace term: “uncertainty.” Brancaccio: I ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the landmark report commissioned by the South African Presidency of the G20, which ...

Zohran Mamdani, a progressive politician with a focus on economic justice, won the New York City mayoral election. His ...

A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll shows most New Jerseyans view the economy negatively and struggle with rising costs, underscoring ...

Black–white inequality declined during much of the 20th century, as measured by wages and intergenerational mobility.