IT IS NO secret that inequality grew in much of the rich world in the 1980s and 1990s and has remained relatively high since. In 1980 the top 1% of Americans commanded 9% of pre-tax income, rising to ...

America’s top 1% enjoy a fifth of the economy’s income and pay nearly a third of its federal taxes. Many politicians think they should cough up much more. Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor, wants a new ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Chuck Collins figures he won life's lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer's processed meat company, but rather than fight to ...

When Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul in February, some on the left expressed shock and frustration. To them, the mayor had given away his greatest source of leverage in pushing the ...