Let me start by extending our warmest greetings to Secretary Arsi Balisacan, NEDA Secretary; to our distinguished panelists, to the Representatives from the private sector, civil society, the academe ...

For a brief period during the pandemic, workers had power. Once the shutdowns ended and the economy rebounded, low-wage workers in many industries were able to negotiate better pay. Meanwhile, a boost ...

But what if it isn’t true? What if income inequality, far from rising to dangerously high levels in the 75 years since World War II, has actually fallen in the postwar period? What if all the rhetoric ...

Review & Outlook: Analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, Syracuse University and the National Taxpayer Advocate suggest Democratic Party claims that only high earners will be squeezed in the ...

On average, the uppermost 80% of households earn more than four and half times what the bottom 20% earns. For example, in one city, the highest-earning households may average $140k annually or higher ...

According to a survey by the Pew Research Center, reported in yesterday’s New York Times, about two-thirds of Americans now believe that there are “strong conflicts” between rich and poor in the ...