Economy Jun 02 How racial disparities in financial education affect America’s wealth gap By Laura Barrón-López, Kaisha Young, Mekhi Hill
Economy Apr 11 Student loan debt has a lasting effect on Black borrowers, despite the latest freeze in payments Without permanent relief, many Americans are stuck with thousands of dollars of debt, hindering their abilities to plan for the future and invest in assets that would help grow intergenerational wealth. By Hannah Grabenstein, Saher Khan
Politics Mar 17 WATCH LIVE: Senate budget committee holds hearing on income and wealth inequality The hearing is expected to begin at 11 a.m. ET. By Associated Press
Nation Apr 16 Bubonic plague inspired eerily similar reactions among the rich as today’s pandemic Then – as now – the wealthy fled to the countryside, while the urban poor were forced to work on the front lines. By Kathryn McKinley, The Conversation
Nation Feb 18 Today’s racial wealth gap is wider than in the 1960s Average wealth in America has grown over the past 50 years, but not at the same rate for everyone. Wealth gaps, especially between whites and non-whites, are growing. In 2013, the average white family had seven times the wealth of… By Simone Pathe
Jan 19 The wealthiest are getting wealthier, and lobbying has a lot to do with it By Simone Pathe On the eve of the president's State of the Union address and the World Economic Forum, Oxfam is predicting a widening wealth gap and pointing a finger at the millions of dollars spent on lobbying in the United States for… Continue reading
Aug 20 Does Wealth Breed Narcissism: The New ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall’ Study By Paul Piff Paul Solman watches Berkeley social psychologist Paul Piff and his researchers reenact their mirror study to demonstrate the relationship between wealth and narcissism. Editor's Note: Economics correspondent Paul Solman first met Paul Piff, a social psychologist and post-doctoral scholar in… Continue reading