One need only glance at headlines about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other super-wealthy individuals to understand that wealth in America is increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Inequality ...

Global wealth is concentrated at the top. This is true for all countries to varying degrees. Yet—according to the World Inequality Database—in almost all nations, the richest 10% hold more than 50% of ...

With each passing year wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of a smaller and smaller number of individuals and corporations. It is estimated that by 2030 the richest 1% in the world will possess ...

Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory for the working class in the financial capital of the world is a reflection of the growing appeal of bold platforms that attack extreme inequality and oligarchy and ...

The richest 10 percent of the world’s population now owns three-quarters of all personal wealth, according to the newly released World Inequality Report 2026. Income is not much different, where the ...

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 level of economic inequality in the city of Santiago in Brazil is evident along the border of a high-density, low-income favela neighborhood next to high-rise ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Author: Tom Kemeny, University of Toronto One need only glance at headlines about Jeff ...