The Great Divide: Global income inequality and its cost

'Heaven and hell' side by side in Burma

Modern-day feudalism drives income inequality at Pun Hlaing Golf Estate.

'Heaven and hell' side by side in Burma

In Palm Beach, Donald Trump's exclusive golf resort sits next to county jail

In Palm Beach, Donald Trump's exclusive golf resort sits next to county jail

In India, water and inequality are intertwined

In India, water and inequality are intertwined

After the housing boom, opportunity dries up in Fernley, Nevada

After the housing boom, opportunity dries up in Fernley, Nevada

In Nigeria, oil divides the rich and poor

In Nigeria, oil divides the rich and poor

Big Spring, Texas: Where 'oil is God'

Rig workers risk their lives to eke out a living, while oil titans thrive in gated communities of million-dollar homes.

Big Spring, Texas: Where 'oil is God'

Channeling FDR, Obama puts income inequality front and center

State of the Union speech demands tax reforms, jobs and education spending.

Channeling FDR, Obama puts income inequality front and center

Glaring class disparity gains attention ahead of Kenya's presidential election

President Obama's focus on income inequality in America resonates with many in the land of his father.

Glaring class disparity gains attention ahead of Kenya's presidential election

In Topeka, Kansas, a 'new generation of poverty' feels rising inequality

In a deeply red state that is also part of President Obama's heritage, residents grapple with the government's inability to stem America's rising inequality.

In Topeka, Kansas, a 'new generation of poverty' feels rising inequality

American Dream endures in one of country's most equal areas

Sheboygan, Wisconsin has one of the most even distributions of income in the US, but the middle class now fights to preserve its prosperity.

American Dream endures in one of country's most equal areas

England's shrinking middle class struggles to hold on

An anxious middle class in the United Kingdom shares many of the same worries that keep the middle class in America up at night.

England's shrinking middle class struggles to hold on

Crossing the Divide: The distance between rich and poor (VIDEO)

Photojournalist Ed Kashi documents income inequality in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Bangkok, Thailand.

Crossing the Divide: The distance between rich and poor (VIDEO)

In Beijing, migrants remain in the shadow of China's rise to wealth

One-third of China's workforce is made of migrants, many of whom have effectively become second-class citizens in their own country.

In Beijing, migrants remain in the shadow of China's rise to wealth

For new immigrants, an 'American nightmare' in Los Angeles

Once a promising destination for foreign jobseekers and war refugees, the City of Angels is rolling up its ladder of opportunity.

For new immigrants, an 'American nightmare' in Los Angeles

Health care disparity reveals Russia's income inequality crisis

When citizens become patients, the country's growing economic divide is painfully evident.

Health care disparity reveals Russia's income inequality crisis