Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Inequality is enough of an ongoing problem that major ...

We explain why fixing wealth inequality is harder than people expect. There is no quick solution and no short term win. Wealth inequality is still increasing and living standards are falling. The real ...

DAVE BRIGGS: With rates rising and stock-market volatility, retirement security is a significant concern for many Americans, especially for women and minorities on the short end of the wage gaps. This ...

Inequality in the United States has become a household concept, if for no other reason than Sen. Bernie Sanders centering his presidential run around fixing it. There’s plenty of visible evidence of ...

The approach to the inequality question has typically been how to either create or redistribute wealth so that those at the bottom of the economic ladder have more. Inherent in that approach is an ...

Widening economic inequality can eventually lead to social collapse — but a mix of policy changes and private-sector initiatives can change that trajectory. That is the view of Chuck Collins, an ...

Jamie Dimon, the Wall Street banker, and Bernie Sanders, the socialist U.S. Senator, agree on something: Income inequality is a huge problem in the United States. They are right. Even before the ...

The Economist’s latest issue on the “new politics of capitalism and inequality” should be required reading for anyone who cares about either of those subjects. The magazine reports on the uneven rise ...

This opinion column was submitted by Zelalem Bogale, a former prosecutor and an adjunct professor of Race, Law, and Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Reno. The views expressed herein are ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook America is a nation that prides itself on being an exceptional melting pot, and practicing a ...