Inequality

The Connection Between the Global Gag Rule and Extremism

'This policy will increase gender inequality. Gender inequality can fuel extremism. Extremism fuels terrorism.'

By Elizabeth Weingarten March 31, 2017

How to Make College More Affordable

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute January 23, 2017

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Pledges to Keep Fighting for Equal Pay

'We win. We’re successful. Should get what we deserve'

By Suyin Haynes November 21, 2016

The Childcare Gap is Widening

There's one small exception, though

August 16, 2016

Why Boosting CEO Pay Makes Companies Perform Badly

A new study shows why richly rewarding executives with stock can hurt the long-term performance of big companies

By Rana Foroohar July 25, 2016

Theresa May Has 1 Brilliant Economic Idea

They're all grasping with the core economic issue of the moment

By Rana Foroohar July 14, 2016

San Francisco May Impose a Tax on Tech Companies

Voters could decide whether to impose a "special tax" on the city's tech companies in November

By Katy Steinmetz / San Francisco June 29, 2016

Why the Creative Accounting in the Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal Is So Disturbing

It's a sign of a broader problem across corporate America

By Rana Foroohar June 15, 2016

Photojournalism is Facing an Inequality Crisis

“Everyone thinks it is someone else’s problem, or that the problem will correct itself."

By Anastasia Taylor-Lind May 4, 2016

What You Can Do Today to Help Women and Girls Across the World

A few things anyone can do to make a difference

By Justine Lucas March 9, 2016

Why You Can't Fix Your iPhone — or Anything Else

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute February 24, 2016

What the Flint Crisis Reveals About Inequality in the U.S.

It isn’t just how much money people are making—it’s also what people are breathing, drinking and eating

By Justin Talbot-Zorn and Michael Shank February 9, 2016

Hillary Owned Bernie Last Night on Finance

Focusing on shadow banking was a deft move that neither alienated her supporters nor skirted real issues

By Rana Foroohar October 14, 2015

Most Americans Say Wealth Inequality Is a Huge Issue

Expect it to be a 2016 campaign theme

By Claire Zillman / Fortune June 4, 2015

Here's the Secret Truth About Economic Inequality in America

Once you look at the issue this way, it's hard to think of it any other way

By Rana Foroohar May 12, 2015

Why Education Alone Won’t End Income Inequality

We must address the dynamics that encourage companies to extract from, rather than invest in, their employees

By Maureen Conway / The Aspen Institute May 6, 2015

Why Food From Forests Could Help Feed the World

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute May 6, 2015

$15 an Hour Won't Solve America's Inequality Crisis

A few weeks back, when Walmart announced plans to raise its starting pay to $9 per hour, I wrote a column saying this was just the beginning of what would be a growing movement around...

By Rana Foroohar April 15, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 31

1. Is the sharing economy opening the door for big business to abuse contract workers? By Jon Evans in TechCrunch 2. With fins off many menus, scientists see a glimmer of hope for sharks. By...

By The Aspen Institute March 31, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 30

1. Blue-collar jobs are coming back, and pay well. But women are missing out. By Mitchell Hartman in Marketplace 2. Ikea is known for affordable, flat-pack furniture. Now they’re selling the U.N. flat-pack refugee housing....

By The Aspen Institute March 30, 2015

What's Really to Blame for Weak Economic Growth

Finance is a cause, not a symptom, of weaker economic growth

By Rana Foroohar February 13, 2015

The Coming Crisis Making the World's Most Powerful People Blanch

If global growth slows, as some predict it will, the globe is in for a lot of very big problems

By Rana Foroohar January 22, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 13

1. The U.S. could improve its counterinsurgency strategy by gathering better public opinion data from people in conflict zones. By Andrew Shaver and Yang-Yang Zhou in the Washington Post 2. The drought-stricken western U.S. can...

By The Aspen Institute January 13, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 8

1. The same features that make cities hubs for innovation may spur inequality. Smart policies can strike a balance. By Richard Florida in CityLab 2. Solar power can provide hot meals for the masses. By...

By The Aspen Institute January 8, 2015

The Biggest Problem American Business Is Facing in 2015

In order to remain competitive on the world stage, America’s top companies need to take the lead in addressing economic inequality

By Sanjay Sanghoee January 7, 2015

How the American Family Has Changed Dramatically

The difference between the haves and the have-nots have never been this steep

By Belinda Luscombe December 9, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 4

1. Reimagine your school library as a makerspace. By Susan Bearden in EdSurge 2. New materials could radically change air conditioning. By The Economist 3. Ambassadorships are too important to hand out to political donors....

By The Aspen Institute December 4, 2014

Yes, I Bring My Poor Children Trick-or-Treating in Your Rich Neighborhood

I am angry because the rich pass on all the resources possible to their children while depriving poor children of access

By Patheos October 27, 2014

The World's Richest 1% Holds Nearly Half Its Wealth

A new Credit Suisse report finds the gap between rich and poor widening on a global scale

By Dan Kedmey October 14, 2014

Sometimes the Government Puts Money in Our Pockets

The percentage of women who get free birth control has skyrocketed since Obamacare went into effect, providing new ammunition for the political wars over Obamacare as well as the cultural wars over birth control. But...

By Michael Grunwald September 28, 2014

Yes, There Is Diversity in Silicon Valley — if You Know Where to Look

Study finds many black and Latino workers toil in the tech scene's "invisible" workforce of cooks, cleaners and guards

By Dan Kedmey August 26, 2014

The Wealthy and Powerful Discover Inequality

Even the rich are admitting that inequality is bad for business

By Joseph Blasi August 20, 2014

Study: Racial Inequality Largely Unchanged Since 1970

Rates of incarceration and unemployment remain high

By Justin Worland July 14, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls, Still Gone

Some women escaped, but Boko Haram continues to kidnap and kill

By Belinda Luscombe July 7, 2014

CEO Pay Tops $10-Million Mark

First time median passes $10-million threshold

By Dan Kedmey May 27, 2014

Swiss Voters Reject a $25 Minimum Wage

The country showed that minimum wage hikes, while generally popular, do have their outer limits

By Dan Kedmey May 19, 2014

Pope Francis' Tweet About Inequality Is the Wake-Up Call We All Need

It challenges us to fully recognize the equality of all and create conditions that reflect a total commitment to human dignity.

By Robert Christian May 2, 2014

This Best-Selling Book Is About to Change the World

There are many reasons why French academic Thomas Piketty's 685-page tome, “Capital in the 21st Century,” has vaulted to the top of the Amazon.com best seller list and is being discussed with equal fervor by...

By Rana Foroohar April 23, 2014

What The Twitter Tax Break Means For San Francisco

A deal brokered between the city and the company is rankling residents

By Katy Steinmetz February 28, 2014

10 States Where Income Inequality Has Soared

A surprising number one

February 28, 2014

America's Gargantuan Share of Global Wealth, in One Map

How the wealth of 50 US states measures up to 50 nations

By Dan Kedmey February 13, 2014

Time to Talk About Inequality

It isn't just a social issue—it's putting the future of the U.S. economy in peril

By Rana Foroohar January 31, 2014

Americans Are Painfully Aware of How Broke They Are

Even if they're just relatively broke

By Christopher Matthews January 28, 2014

This Man Robbed a Jewelry Store and Then Made an Amazing Confession

Seriously, let the man speak

By Dan Kedmey January 28, 2014

Why All Inequality is Not Created Equal

We Tried to Find the Most Equal Place in America

The Green New Deal’s Supporters Should Take a Crucial Lesson From FDR’s Original New Deal

Britain's Top Universities Accused of Failing Grade at Diversity