Growing economic inequality is either “a major issue of our time” or “a defining challenge of our time,” depending on your taste for hyperbole. Given America’s recent experience, however, I would like ...

Social Security is facing a growing gap between the revenue it brings in and the benefits it pays out. The actuaries at the ...

Evidence from survey research suggests that most people in the United States recognize economic inequality as a social problem in our society. And many of us are willing to acknowledge that ...

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Capitalism has a public relations problem. While many will grudgingly admit that capitalism, the economic system based on private property and free trading, yields faster rates of economic growth, ...

The publication of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century heralded a new age of engagement with the problem of inequality. Unlike previous work on inequality, Piketty turned his economic gaze ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For many Americans, the national debt—now approaching $30 trillion—is an afterthought that must always take a backseat to ...