Income Inequality - The New York Times
News about income inequality, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
A Racial Change in Economic Opportunity - The New York Times
Jul 25, 2024 · Black people still, on average, make less money than white people, and the overall income gap remains large. But it has narrowed for Black and white Americans born poor — by …
Growing Economic Anxiety and Inequality Fuels Unrest Worldwide
Jul 5, 2024 · In recent months, economic fears have set off protests around the world that have sometimes turned violent, including in high-income countries with stable economies like …
Income Inequality Has Been Transformed Globally
Dec 20, 2023 · According to some measures, U.S. income inequality hasn’t meaningfully grown over the last decade, the very period in which it has become such a potent cultural and …
They Used to Be Ahead in the American Economy. Now They’ve …
Oct 26, 2024 · In the reordering of the U.S. economy since 1980, white men without a degree have been surpassed in income by college-educated women. Source: Upshot analysis of …
Income Inequality - Page 6 - The New York Times
Kamala Harris’s campaign is pushing a version of the credit intended to fight child poverty, while Donald J. Trump sees the program primarily as a tax cut for people higher up the income scale.
Poverty Increased in 2023 as Prices Rose and Pandemic Aid …
Sep 10, 2024 · Stimulus checks, extra unemployment insurance and expanded tax credits for low-income families cut child poverty in half in 2021, to the lowest
Wrestling With Inequality, Some Conservatives Redraw Economic …
Sep 5, 2023 · It argues that when including welfare transfers, income inequality has been more stable than government figures suggest, and that the share of Americans living in poverty fell …
New York Is Rebounding for the Rich. Nearly ... - The New York …
Sep 28, 2023 · The huge income gap between rich and poor in Manhattan is the latest sign that the economic recovery from the pandemic has been lopsided in New York City.
Why Poverty Persists in America - The New York Times
Mar 9, 2023 · Possible reductions in poverty from counting aid like food stamps and tax benefits were more than offset by recognizing how low-income people were burdened by rising housing …