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 ...

Discover what income inequality is, its primary causes, and how it's measured. Learn about its impact on society and explore ...

Last month, in a speech in Boston, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen provoked some grumbling from conservatives when she said, “The extent and continuing increase in inequality in the United States ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two cinematic experiences about extreme wealth inequality are worth seeing, one dramatic and the other documentary. Elysium is both a metaphor for immigration but also a dire warning about our society ...

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 ...