We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.

Germany is one of the world’s richest countries, but inequality is on the rise. The wealthy are pulling ahead, while the poor are falling behind. For the middle classes, work is no longer a means of advancement. Instead, they are struggling to maintain their position and status. Young people today h...

The concentration of wealth at the top is higher in the U.S. than in any other rich country. Is there such a thing as “too much” wealth? What if we decided there was?

This video describes wealth inequality in the United States and a radical proposal of what to do about it. Just watch (it is truly...

In an interview with Tilo Jung, Grace Blakely makes clear that we should not see our economic and financial system as without alternatives: „Things can be different, if we organize, challenge the powerful – we don´t have to accept things the way they are”.

Jason Hickel talks about the problem of limitless exponential growth, the lack of power balance in economic global governance, and argues for a fairer global economy.

What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move countries out of the hole -- where people are falling short on life's essentials -- and create regenerative, distrib...