Wealth gap

Some wealthy individuals say a higher estate tax is fair, but others are fighting against proposed changes.

Residents of San Diego's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods reflect on opportunity, responsibility and the American Dream.

A new report from the U.S Census Bureau shows that since 2010, the gap between rich and poor is widening in more states.

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.

Why one founding father thought a narrow wealth divide was good for the new country.

The venture capitalist discusses his controversial TED talk, why income and inequality has become political and what happens next.

The New York Times' Gina Kolata reported this week on a series of recent studies debunking the idea that all impoverished areas are "food deserts."

According to Gallup's latest data, about two-thirds of Americans who put themselves as the middle class, and most voters overall are not concerned about the wealth gap.

Those at the top have an increasingly bigger share, while middle and low incomes stagnate.