“inequality” Charts
What's The Biggest Threat to the World? »
Well, it depends on where you live. These results aren't particularly surprising, but they reveal how much people's experience at…
Liberty and Job "Recovery" For All? »
This “recovery” and the two which preceded it have been “jobless recoveries.” While the government measure of the unemployment rate…
Addicted: Our Ever-Accelerating Attraction to Advancement »
The World Wide Web, first invented by Tim Berners-Lee 25 years ago, has fundamentally altered the way we communicate, learn,…
400 Individuals Own More Wealth Than 60% Of America »
According to a medieval historian, today's wealth inequality is much worse than what prevailed in the Middle Ages. What does…
Americans Favor Government Intervention to Reduce Inequality »
A plurality of Americans are of the opinion that it is 'very important' for the government to introduce policies that…
Think Income Inequality is Bad? Take a Look at Wealth »
While the highest-earning fifth of U.S. families earned 59.1% of all income, the richest fifth held 88.9% of all wealth.…
As Unionization Rates Have Fallen, CEO Pay Has Climbed »
The divide between CEO and worker pay is on course to grow even wider, since industries projected to have the…
#OccupyEducation: Higher Student Debt, Lower Quality of Life »
Quality of life in terms of financial and physical well-being is drastically different for college grads who walked away with…
Mass Illiteracy - The Unequal Education of Women »
Much of Sub-Sahara Africa and other developing countries fail to educate women. In fact, nearly one in two of the…
Britain's Inequality Starting to Match The US »
Britain has seen growing inequality that is beginning to assume U.S. proportions. In terms of wealth, the 100 richest people…
Got Diversity? See How The US Government Measures Up »
Currently the 113th Congress is the most diverse ever, yet 82% is white and 81% is male. Of the nine…
Women Are Only 24% of All STEM Workers in the US »
The gender imbalance in the sciences today is arguably more pronounced than in any other field. According to data from…
US Executives on Inequality: Government Must Get Involved »
In a poll that included over 300 US executives from companies with annual revenues in excess of $1 billion, Harris…
Inequality in the Nation's 50 Largest Cities, 2012 »
The big cities with the highest 95/20 ratios in 2012 were Atlanta, San Francisco, Miami, and Boston. In each of…
For Most Americans, a Long Income Slog »
New U.S. Census stats released last month offer a snapshot of ordinary family income. Income stats released last month by…
America’s Voter Registration System Needs an Upgrade »
Approximately 24 million—one of
every eight—voter registrations in the
United States are no longer valid or
are significantly inaccurate. It's…
Voter Fraud: Serious Problem in States Enacting Vote ID Laws »
Democrats attest voter fraud prevention laws to be fraudulent in themselves, merely a ploy by Republicans to disenfranchise millions of…
More Money, More College... More College, More Money »
It's a vicious cycle, alright. That's why in Tennessee, a new bill provides two years of free tuition at a…
America Keeps People Poor on Purpose »
For more from the latest issue of YES! Magazine, The End of Poverty, see: www.yesmagazine.org/issues/th…
Is the American Dream Dead? »
A study into American income inequality reveals just how dire the situation has become. The American Dream seems closer to…
Black Weed Offenders 300% More Likely Imprisoned »
The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice found that, in California, blacks were imprisoned at 13x the rate of non-black…
What Supposedly Controversial Policy Do Americans Now Favor? »
Despite the controversy it engenders in the United States, wealth redistribution via heavy taxes on the rich is actually supported…
What Should the Government Do About Poverty? »
Over 50% of Americans believe the government should do "a lot" in order to reduce the rate of poverty in…
Child brides worldwide »
Girls under 18 who get married are not only losing their childhood, they are often socially excluded with limited opportunities…
The World's Massive Inequality, In One Pie Chart »
Just over 8% of the world's population controls over 80% of the world's wealth.
Women Work Just as Hard But Make Less »
The majority of women in the US still make only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for equal…
Americans Ignore Racial Discrimination Even Today »
This means the 28.1% poverty and 13.4% unemployment rates blacks face, along with high incarceration figures and a wage gap,…
The Koch Brothers Could Buy All 286,629 Houses in Atlanta »
While the median household net worth in the United States stalls at a 43-year low at just under $70,000 including…
Bottom 90% Only Taking Home Half the Annual Income »
The state of economic equality in the US is in dire straits. When including capital gains, the top 10% of…
Parties Agree on Inequality Problem, but Not the Solution »
Democrats and Republicans agree the wage gap has increased significantly since 2004. Less than half of conservatives think the government…
Hollywood: It's A Man's World »
In 2012, men were 95.6 percent of directors, 91.8 percent of writers, and 80 percent of producers. This is a…
The Chart Behind the President's Latest Speech on Inequality »
Last year, for the first time in modern times, America's top 10 percent collected over half the nation's income, as…
Why Do We Coddle the Super-Wealthy? »
A paycheck -- that is, income from work -- is taxed at a higher rate than income from interest on…
For Today's Millionaires, a Tax-Time Bargain »
Comparing tax rates on the rich over time can get tricky. Any era's top tax rates only tell part of…
Unemployment Inequality in America Still Alive and Well »
Although economic conditions have improved since 1963, severe inequality persists. Poverty rates are down and education levels are up, but…
