On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Dareesha Black, 27, found herself amid a small crowd gathered at the Alachua County Library. But she wasn't there to delve into the world of non-fiction. Instead, she ...

Times are still tough for many folks. And this "jobless recovery", an oxymoron if there ever was one, is giving many middle-income Americans their first taste of what it feels like to be poor. Many of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christian Weller is an economist focused on retirement inequality. The Federal Reserve recently released new household data in two ...

Michael Linden examines how our tax code has grown less effective at dampening income inequality, and how various proposals to reform the code would affect inequality. Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) tax ...

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17. It reminds us that, despite significant progress over the years, many people still live in poverty. For ...