Private Wealth Increases

Global private wealth increased by 5.2% among the richest people. Most of the growth came from China and India. The Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2016

Up to 47% of jobs are considered at high risk of automation. From 2009 to 2014 cities attracted 3.6% more Continue reading →

Billionaire Wealth Quintuples

In the last two decades, wealth held by billionaires has quintupled. While inflation explains some of the increase, this has Continue reading →

Bifurcation Of America Continues

America continues to lose the middle class. The upper income population is growing from 17% to 20% since 2000, while the Continue reading →

Air Rage From Visible Inequality

Airplanes emphasize inequality. Flights where coach class passengers board by walking through first class have 3.84 times higher rates of Continue reading →

Urbanization Reverses

As urbanization increased, cities became more expensive. While some saw the trend as unending, and as a possible positive for Continue reading →

Data That Matters April 2016

Over 50 million Americans live in zip codes with over 55% unemployment. Only 11% of Americans, 4% of Europeans, and Continue reading →

Compounded Inequality

Wealth and income inequality are compounding to amplify geographic inequality. One consequence of the Great Recession (or the Second Great Continue reading →