Across the country families are getting wealthier, but rosy coverage of new census figures is hiding an alarming fact.
The director of the Financial Transparency Coalition discusses the trillions in wealth hidden in the kind of shell companies highlighted in the Panama Papers scandal.
The Oxfam charity says only higher wages, crackdown on tax dodging and higher investment in public services can stop divide widening
These 400 billionaires have greater wealth than 190 million of their fellow Americans put together.
Bill Gates' critique of Thomas Piketty is revealing for what it overlooks
How Economic Inequality Harms Societies. Peter Case -- House Rent Party. The Racial Wealth Gap in America. Guantanamera Around the World. The Racism of the US Criminal Justice System in 10 Charts.
Though the United States is one of the wealthiest countries, to many Americans this prosperity remains out of reach. Blacks and Hispanics who are striving to make a better life for themselves and their families are not given the same asset building opportunities. Full research here.
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