Inequality is nothing new, but it's also far from inevitable. That's the takeaway from a new study of more than 1,000 settlements around the world over the last 10,000 years. Archaeologists found that ...

All social inequalities, by definition, involve one group that has more and another that has less. Do people prefer describing inequalities in terms of advantage or disadvantage? Using multiple ...

California has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the nation, and nearly six out of 10 California adults polled said they believe the government should do more to reduce the gaps ...

New research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science shows that awareness of economic disparity affects happiness, meaning, harmony and spiritual well-being. A comprehensive new ...

Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time. The study of more than 10,000 ...

A new study presented today at the European Psychiatric Association Congress 2025 reveals significant socioeconomic inequalities in unmet needs for mental health care across European Union countries, ...

Thousands of people live in homeless camps in many large cities while billionaires board rocket ships for joyrides into space. Those are among the most vivid illustrations of the rich-poor divide, but ...