Stigmabase | North America

Inequality by the Numbers  -  Americans don't like inequality . We like to think of ourselves as a middle-class country where the top is not out of reach and the bottom doesn't pose ...

The differences highlight the persistent, structural racial inequality that has been accelerated by the pandemic ... And in the bigger picture in the U.S.… View article...

Wealth inequality is even worse than income inequality - You probably know the numbers on income inequality by now: The share of all income going to the top 1 percent of Americans now stands at around ...

Wealth inequality adds another layer, often producing larger disparities than income measurements. Statisticians frequently use the Gini coefficient ... View article...

In the US , the Richest 2 Perecnt Made More Money in 2017 Than the Cost of the Entire Safety Net - How was their money made? Almost entirely by passively waiting for the stock market to go up. The data sources for this report are Forbes and Credit Suisse, both of which provide precise numbers for the worsening surge in America's wealth inequality .

Even More Evidence the US Is a Kleptocracy, Not a Meritocracy -  Inequality is much worse than we're led to believe by a dismissive business media. The numbers are hellish, and they're growing. " Inequality is not a ...

Thomas Piketty's new book demonstrates why inequality is inevitable under current policies  - This sort of out-of-control inequality recalls similar class divides in 18th and 19th ... The official American income numbers, crunched by Piketty and his  ...

How wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters worsen the racial wealth gap in America - Natural disasters are devastating Americans in unbelievable numbers. ... “What this means is wealth inequality is increasing in counties that are hit by ...