Income Inequality - The New York Times
News about income inequality, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
A Racial Change in Economic Opportunity - The New York Times
Jul 25, 2024 · Black people still, on average, make less money than white people, and the overall income gap remains large. But it has narrowed for Black and white Americans born poor — by about 30 percent.
Growing Economic Anxiety and Inequality Fuels Unrest Worldwide
Jul 5, 2024 · In recent months, economic fears have set off protests around the world that have sometimes turned violent, including in high-income countries with stable economies like Poland and Belgium, as ...
Income Inequality Has Been Transformed Globally
Dec 20, 2023 · According to some measures, U.S. income inequality hasn’t meaningfully grown over the last decade, the very period in which it has become such a potent cultural and political meme.
They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. Now They’ve …
Oct 26, 2024 · In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men without a degree have been surpassed in income by college-educated women. Source: Upshot analysis of census data
Income Inequality - Page 6 - The New York Times
Kamala Harris’s campaign is pushing a version of the credit intended to fight child poverty, while Donald J. Trump sees the program primarily as a tax cut for people higher up the income scale.
Income Inequality: It’s Also Bad for Your Health
Mar 30, 2015 · Researchers said that inequality effect persisted even when they compared communities of similar average income and racial composition. Here’s what that means in some real counties.
Opinion | Different Inflation Rates for Different Income Groups?
Mar 5, 2024 · Let’s take a look at the percent inflation faced by each of the five income quintiles from December 2019 to June 2023, according to the B.L.S. measure: Bottom 20 percent: 19.5. Next 20 percent: 19.3
Many Americans Believe the Economy Is Rigged - The New York …
Feb 21, 2024 · Income inequality has been in decline over the last few years. But try explaining that to someone struggling to pay the rent.
Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic …
Sep 5, 2023 · It argues that when including welfare transfers, income inequality has been more stable than government figures suggest, and that the share of Americans living in poverty fell from 15 percent in ...