Wealth inequality in the United States is growing, and while some argue that it is a necessary part of a meritocratic system, ...

Students who report little to no financial assistance from their families while in college are more likely to be food or ...

In the fourth quarter of 2024, homeowner equity averaged an eye-popping $35 trillion, courtesy of a 60 percent increase in home values since 2019, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing ...

The public release of data on test scores and race could wind up making wealth even more influential in admissions.

The students were tasked with writing about how America's racial wealth gap or generational wealth has affected them and their families.

In his 1773 election sermon, Benjamin Trumbull warned Connecticut’s governor and legislators that if a few were allowed to “amass all the riches and wealth of a country” they would “by ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That’s according to a new study led ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study that challenges ...

The change in wealth inequality across Europe between 2008 and 2023 has been mixed across countries. According to a UBS report, it has sharply increased in some places, while showing modest ...

The Founders would be horrified by these developments because they believed great wealth in politics would corrupt and destroy the republic. Those beliefs were shaped by a range of influences: the ...