A new report from the U.S Census Bureau shows that since 2010, the gap between rich and poor is widening in more states.

You can measure an area's income inequality in pay stubs, Census numbers and… its tree cover? Environmental writer Tim De Chant argues that sometimes you can't see a neighborhood's wealth for the trees.

Why one founding father thought a narrow wealth divide was good for the new country.

The venture capitalist discusses his controversial TED talk, why income and inequality has become political and what happens next.

The New York Times' Gina Kolata reported this week on a series of recent studies debunking the idea that all impoverished areas are "food deserts."

Those at the top have an increasingly bigger share, while middle and low incomes stagnate.

According to Gallup's latest data, about two-thirds of Americans who put themselves as the middle class, and most voters overall are not concerned about the wealth gap.

Jean Cotis and Rob Wininger both earn in the top 25 percent. They reflect on their economic choices and reasons for income disparity in the U.S.

Courtney Kimsey and Jacqueline Byers, in their own words, on how their families manage on the median American income.

When you look at net wealth instead of income, the gap between the 1 percent and the 99 grows exponentially.