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Are CEOs worth 380 times what the average worker makes?
Marketplace Money Staff Mar 8, 2013
A new viral video called "Wealth Inequality in America" has put a spotlight on CEO pay.
A surprise viral hit: Income inequality, the movie
Krissy Clark Mar 8, 2013
You may have been forwarded an unusual YouTube video this week, based on an economic analysis of income inequality. But where did it come from?
How does the U.S. stack up on income inequality?
Stephan Richter Mar 13, 2013
When it comes to income inequality is the United States more like Iran or France?
The haves and the have-nots? Not in Country Knolls
Tracey Samuelson Sep 24, 2012
The through line in this election campaign and in the economy for the past year or so has been a debate about income inequality. According to the Census Bureau, the community of Country Knolls, in upstate New York, is the most income equal in the country.
A new way to measure income inequality
Jeff Horwich Sep 20, 2012
Environmental writer Tim De Chant says gauging income inequality is as simple as looking at a neighborhood's trees.
Census report: More states have rising income inequality
John Ketchum Sep 20, 2012
A new report from the U.S Census Bureau shows that since 2010, the gap between rich and poor is widening in more states.
Trying to measure income inequality? Follow the trees
John Ketchum Sep 20, 2012
You can measure an area's income inequality in pay stubs, Census numbers and... its tree cover? Environmental writer Tim De Chant argues that sometimes you can't see a neighborhood's wealth for the trees.
Income segregation rising in rapidly changing cities
John Ketchum Aug 2, 2012
Immigration and the migration of retirees are key factors in the growing trend of urban economic segregation.
Larry Summers on income inequality
Jeremy Hobson Jul 30, 2012
Former Treasury Secretary and top economic advisor to President Barack Obama Lawrence Summers talks about education and income inequality in the U.S., and the state of the world economy.
Can the free market provide opportunity for all?
Jeremy Hobson Jul 31, 2012
Arthur Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute, argues that raising taxes won't help the poor and that the free market is the way to bring people out of poverty.
