Many people consistently underestimate the income of the top 1%, and this misconception has far-reaching consequences.
This study should be seen as a warning sign about just how much our children learn from us.
It might seem like the conversation around gender equality is as loud as it has ever been, but still, the global gender gap is far wider than previously thought.
For the first time in a quarter of a century, the rise in extreme wealth was accompanied by an increase in extreme poverty, Oxfam said.
World renowned economics expert Thomas Piketty delivered a damning indictment on South Africa’s financial inequalities in an address on Saturday.
Flying above the earth, richer areas can be distinguished from poorer ones by the amount of tree cover they have. As usual, the poor get shafted and have less trees than wealthier areas.