income inequality

Study Suggests Recession, Recovery Have Not Left The Rich Richer

2:56pm February 20, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Conventional wisdom is that income inequality has gotten worse in the years since the financial crisis, but new research by a George Washington University professor says that's not what the data show.

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Economy

The Fall And Rise Of U.S. Inequality, In 2 Graphs

2:26pm February 11, 2015

by Quoctrung Bui

Since World War II, inequality in the U.S. has gone through two, dramatically different phases.

3 Business Best-Sellers Show Inequality Is Now The Hot Topic

2:30pm December 19, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

Many business books try to help you get rich quick. But three of 2014's biggest sellers focused on unfairness and inequality. Economists say expect more: Books on inequality are riding a huge wave.

Residents look on as Brazilian military police officers patrol Mare, one of the largest complexes of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 30. In one of the world's most violent countries, homicide rates are dropping — but only for whites.

World News

In Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent Death

12:13pm November 09, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In 2012, 56,337 people were murdered in Brazil. But that figure hides a color-coded truth: Homicide rates are actually way down — if you're white. If you're black? Murder rates are up 40 percent.

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Economy

A Campaign to 'Give America a Raise.'

8:48am May 02, 2014

A bus pulled into Greensboro Thursday morning, carrying representatives of a group pushing for a hike in the minimum wage.