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In our increasingly interconnected world, passports have become more than simple travel documents. They are symbols of power, ...
The last chart illustrates this with an extreme case: half of Nobel laureates are children of parents belonging to the richest 5% in their birth country. This is the conclusion of research that traced ...
Our nation’s paltry federal minimum wage of just $7.25 an hour is rightly criticized as far too little to sustain a worker, let alone a family.
South Africa would need close to an economic miracle to reach the global average GDP per capita after years of poor ...
At a government ration shop in Latehar district, Jharkhand, Meena Devi waits for her number to be called. The monsoon has ...
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Together, labour income and capital income make up the bulk of global GDP. With capital income going to the rich, labour’s share of GDP is widely used as an indicator of economic inequality.
Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the far bigger menace is the monstrous growth in wealth concentration over ...
While California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York are all well known for their expense, Louisiana is by far the lowest cost state to rank in the top five for income inequality.
A new global study shows that people in societies characterized by corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence are more likely to develop aversive, "dark" personality characteristics such as ...
Its global strategy opens the door for more high-yielding investment opportunities while helping reduce some risk by increasing the fund's diversification. The ETF distributes dividend income to ...