How unequal do you think the world is, really? And how unequal do you think it should it be? These are the questions Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at Duke University, wants people to answer. He's ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The New Republic recently commissioned a poll asking Americans for their opinions on wealth distribution in the United States. In short, we found that people feel strongly that the superrich own too ...

The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated economic and social disparities around the world. Although the pandemic has affected all segments of the population, the impact is particularly detrimental to ...

When Keith Payne was in the fourth grade, he realized he was poor. The epiphany came to him in the cafeteria. "We had a new cashier in the line that day," he said. "And when I got to the cashier's ...

Economic inequality is a major theme in the American political dialogue. As the country’s wealthiest people continually become richer at the expense of the poor, some research suggests they may ...

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 ...

Raising the minimum wage can help address economic inequality, but support has declined as the gap between rich and poor has increased, according to new research from the School of Management.

The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated economic and social disparities around the world. Although the pandemic has affected all segments of the population, the impact is particularly detrimental to ...