This report examines key changes in the economic status of the American middle class from 1970 to 2023 and its demographic attributes in 2022. The historical analysis is based on U.S. Census Bureau ...

Poverty sticks and the middle class stalls when the basic math of life stops working: paychecks lag behind prices, essentials like housing and childcare devour income, and policy choices quietly ...

American political economist, professor, author, and social media sensation Robert Reich teaches his final "Wealth and Poverty" class to 1,000 students at UC Berkeley, ending a 40-year career that ...

We live in a society with one of the most unequal income distributions in the developed world, yet we rarely talk about how this reality shapes the lives of our children. Parents often don’t know how ...

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 ...

Racial inequality is a deep-rooted issue that affects millions of Americans in a magnitude of ways, including economically. While progress toward a more equitable country has been made, the racial ...

Discover the Gilded Age, a time of rapid industrialization, economic growth, and prosperity for the wealthy. Learn how it ...