Income Gap
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The growing income gap, state by state
Nov 15, 2012
A new analysis highlights states with wide income inequality, and suggests ways to narrow the gap.
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Rich and poor in San Diego speak out on wealth gap
Oct 5, 2012
Residents of San Diego's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods reflect on opportunity, responsibility and the American Dream.
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Trying to measure income inequality? Follow the trees
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.
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Houston janitors fight for fair pay in economic boom
Jul 31, 2012
Janitors who clean the offices of some of the world's richest corporations in this Texas city are among the lowest paid in the country. They have been on strike this summer trying to raise the definition of a low-level wage.
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