Joel Pollick grew up in a household that donated 10 percent of its annual income to charity. But when he came of age, Pollick, like many young professionals, struggled to match that level of giving — ...

The rising fortunes of the top 1 percent of income-earners in the U.S. is drawing attention to questions of income inequality and fairness. But what is the exact financial threshold to be counted as a ...

One of FiveThirtyEight’s goals has always been to get people to think more carefully about probability. When we’re forecasting an upcoming election or sporting event, we’ll go to great lengths to ...

The top One Percent in America earns at least $480,930 per year, according to recently released IRS data that compiled earnings/taxes paid from 2015. While that One Percent of Americans makes about 20 ...