Global inequality: How the U.S. compares
The U.S. has one of the most unequal income distributions among developed nations — even after taxes and transfer payments are taken into account.
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The U.S. has one of the most unequal income distributions among developed nations — even after taxes and transfer payments are taken into account.
A summary of where Americans stand on ten key issues likely to come up in President Obama’s State of the Union address.
The sizeable majority of experts surveyed for this report envision major advances in robotics and artificial intelligence in the coming decade. In addition to asking them for their predictions about the job market of the future, we also asked them to weigh in on the following question: To what degree will AI and robotics be […]
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
Here are some data points that measure how the public in the U.S. and around the world see the challenges ahead for 2014.
The following are additional highlights from some of the predictions that had a summary quality to them or added new thoughts to the mix that extended beyond the theses or used especially vivid language: Bob Frankston, Internet pioneer and technology innovator, said, “Once we get past the gatekeeper-based model of funding our ability to communicate […]
Public awareness of income inequality in the U.S. appears to be out of touch with existing income gaps in contrast to most other countries.
Globally, incomes have risen fastest for the very well-off and the bottom two-thirds of the world’s people, but have stagnated or fallen for the “global upper middle class.”
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
A daily roundup of fresh data from scholars, governments, think tanks, pollsters and other social science researchers.
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