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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's nearly impossible to read the news these days without running across mentions of economic inequality. So what is economic inequality, and how does it impact you? Here's what to know about this ...

Technology has been blamed for a lot recently. Automation and artificial intelligence have supposedly led to substantial job losses, reduced bargaining power for workers and increased discrimination.

Climate change and economic inequality are deeply interconnected, with the potential to exacerbate each other if left unchecked. A study published in Nature Climate Change sheds light on this critical ...

Global inequality is rising. It is not only worse than at any time since the 19th century, it’s getting worse within countries, with income inequality at an all-time high. The need for a solution, ...

Jamie Dimon, the Wall Street banker, and Bernie Sanders, the socialist U.S. Senator, agree on something: Income inequality is a huge problem in the United States. They are right. Even before the ...

Technology has been blamed for a lot recently. Automation and artificial intelligence have supposedly led to substantial job losses, reduced bargaining power for workers and increased discrimination.