Legacy Topic: Wealth & Poverty

A Pew survey says Americans now think the conflict between rich and poor is more important than between whites and blacks or immigrants and the native-born.

Some sermons praise Occupy for raising concern about those in need. Other pastors say Jesus did not endorse an economic or political view.

A new report shows that the net wealth of members of the House of Representatives has doubled since 1984, while the average American's has stayed almost the same.

From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Wall Street protests, discussions over income inequality took center stage this year -- and they aren't dying down anytime soon.

While some high-tech entrepreneurs are becoming billionaires in Silicon Valley, many of their neighbors outside of the tech community are struggling to find jobs and get by.

A guitar shop in Pittsboro, N.C., helps its neighbors, and also receives a helping hand.

Big lenders are halting foreclosures for the next two weeks. But after the new year, foreclosures will speed up again.

The administration's proposal could help a growing industry retain workers. But some say high labor costs could limit care for the elderly and disabled.

Unemployment and foreclosures have forced many more households to cut budgets to the bone this year. How some families are coping with the holidays now that they're no longer middle class.

California community takes an innovative approach to move Hispanic immigrants up the economic ladder