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Economic Inequality
While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.
In an age of high quit rates, struggling low-wage employees, and tone-deaf leadership, the call for “good jobs” makes great sense.
One reason saving is hard: We tend to view our "future selves" as complete strangers, and our decisions in the present moment reflect that.
Million Stories
If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.
1hr 25mins
Richard Reeves explains the big problems facing men today — and why no one is talking about them.
Wealthier in resources; poorer in time.
FIRE is a lifestyle that promotes extensive saving in order to retire early, despite the fact that early retirement is far from practical.
Million Stories
Frugality can also benefit the environment.
Million Stories
While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other socioeconomic problems.
Entrenched business wisdom says that community-led economic systems are pure fantasy. Douglas Rushkoff disagrees.
17mins
Rogue Putin is the biggest risk of 2023. Here are the other nine, explained by global political expert Ian Bremmer.
Studying the display of personal wealth across time can help us better understand the history of socioeconomic inequality.
The insanity of the academic job market laid out in numbers.
They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.
Many countries just ship their plastic waste overseas.
About the project The goal of driving more progress across the world—scientifically, politically, economically, socially, etc—is one shared by many. And yet, debates about the best way to maximize progress […]
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
John Templeton Foundation
The minimum wage is a popular policy, but it's not the only way governments have tried to help workers secure a decent living.
6mins
What inequality and populism look like in the brain, according to a neuroscientist.
John Templeton Foundation
One might think that people who started poor and became rich might be more sensitive to the plights of the poor. Not so, suggests a new study.
Can Detroit get its comeback right?
In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.
Is college worth it? This question may seem a no-brainer, but there are many reasons why it is worthy of serious deliberation. Here are three.
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40% of today’s students work full time while another 40% are over the age of 25. Here’s how to change higher education to fit today's students.
Lumina Foundation
Understanding the factors behind recent growth could help us better approach inequality.
Recent geopolitical turning points, like Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were chapters in a story that extends decades back in world history.
The decline of global poverty is one of the most important achievements in history, but the end of poverty is still very far away.
Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.