According to an analysis by the United Nations Children’s Fund, at least 242 million students in 85 countries had their ...

In DepthThe wealth of the ultra-rich is undergoing a historic surge, according to the third report of the World Inequality Lab co-directed by French economist Thomas Piketty. Political choices can ...

Joseph E. Stiglitz is chair of the G20 Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality. Imraan Valodia does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

Bilingual sign on door of frozen food aisle, We accept SNAP food stamp cards, Walgreens, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The richest 1% of ...

Metro Transit is making a big investment in light rail service. The agency just announced it’s approaching the highest number of rail operators it’s ever had, and that means more service. Right now, ...

In Falls Church, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., 76 percent of residents have a bachelors’ degree or more, and the poverty rate is just 3 percent. But in Galax, Virginia, at the other end of ...

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A UN expert on Friday warned of the threat to human rights posed by growing economic inequality between the North and South, in a meeting at the 60th session of the Human Rights Council. The ...

As the Pentagon looks to field more drones to military units, it's also working to build up the organizational and training infrastructure needed to support that push. (Staff Sgt. Dylan Bailey/U.S.