With each passing year wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of a smaller and smaller number of individuals and corporations. It is estimated that by 2030 the richest 1% in the world will possess ...

A homeless encampment in Kitchener, Ontario, in front of the former Krug Furniture factory A report released in January by Oxfam Canada revealed that income inequality was at a record high in 2025.

Increasing income and wealth inequality has characterized the U.S. economy for several decades. While researchers differ on the extent of the increase and its causes, they no longer disagree on the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The good news: The world got a lot richer last year. The bad news: You probably didn't. Personal ...

Income inequality is one of the most important measures of economic health, social justice and quality of life. More reliably trackable than wealth inequality, which was recently given a gloomy report ...

A key finding contained in the latest household income report from Statistics Canada is that the income gap between high-earning and low-earning households has reached record levels. Related to this ...

If economic inequality increases within a country, the risk of civil war breaking out grows. This is the finding from a study by the Chair of Economic History at the University of Tübingen following ...

The racial wealth gap refers to the disparity in assets of typical households across race and ethnicity. The gap in assets is ...