International studies of educational outcomes often show that U.S. students’ critical thinking skills lag those of their peers in many European and Asian countries. It is not just kids; when ...

Income inequality dipped, more people had college degrees, fewer people moved to a different home and the share of Asian and Hispanic residents increased in the United States last year, according to ...

A new report finds that the present-day golden era of Indian billionaires has produced historic income inequality.

Across 41 states, the bottom 20% make less than $20,000 on average. Meanwhile, the top 20% earn more than $250,000 in 25 states — accounting for half of America. While it’s not exactly a new ...

While the U.S. economy outperforms other rich countries, it doesn’t feel that way for many Americans. Forty-two percent of Americans don’t have an emergency savings fund, while 40% can’t afford a ...

The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund (OASI) is estimated to be seven years away from exhausting its asset reserves, which may lead to sweeping benefit cuts for retired workers. One of the ...

A $5 billion plan to reduce Atlanta's stubborn income inequality hinges on extending a tax incentive program this year, Mayor Andre Dickens said at Tuesday's State of the City address. Why it matters: ...

AMES, Iowa – Job growth in the retail and service sector has not matched the wages of manufacturing and other middle-skill level jobs lost over the past decade in Iowa. The difference has contributed ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked—but a new study from Drexel University has taken a deeper ...

See the median income for 50-year-old Americans and how it compares across age groups, education levels, and housing status, based on Federal Reserve data.

That’s why that term for that late-19th-century period in American history — the Gilded Age — is so apt. As historian Nell Irvin Painter explains, “‘Gilded’ is not golden. ‘Gilded’ has the sense of a ...

Income inequality in Russia has reached its highest level in more than a decade, according to an analysis by the independent ...