We often treat the past as distant. But the 18th-century Cape Colony also serves as an experiment for current-day economic historians in state capacity, market trust and inequality. Those themes ...

Global inequality was a central theme at the World Economic Forum this week in Davos, as some of the world’s most powerful ...

A viral TikTok video captured a massive superyacht anchored off Moorea, sparking criticism over wealth inequality and ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently told National Public Radio that America is ready for a female president.

Nearly one-third of U.S. household wealth was held by the top 1% in the third quarter of 2025.

Last week, my editor and I talked about what to write for this week’s column – and decided on a piece about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, whose birthday was observed on Monday. I wrote this piece, ...

Education has long been touted as the great equalizer. In Kenya, however, a family’s economic power continues to determine ...

Six in 10 respondents said Trump, who is a billionaire, has had a negative impact both on global economic stability and on ...

Unemployment in the EU is at a historical low of around 6%, half the level of ten years ago. In the UK, it is even lower, at 5.1%, roughly the level of the booming early 2000s, and it is even lower ...

Money isn’t just about numbers on a balance sheet, it is a cultural force that shapes how we live, dream, and define success.