US inequality
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The buzzword of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections may be affordability, but growing anger over inequality is behind the sentiment.
A Pew Research survey released in October 2026 found that roughly 6 in 10 Americans — including 4 in 10 Republicans — believe there’s too much...

![From left, Priscilla Chan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend President Donald Trump's inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025. Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, pictured here at President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, have seen their wealth soar thanks to the stock market boom and beneficial tax changes. [Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP] Tech Giants](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/file-20261019-50-gztzsv.jpg?itok=DfGR40CY)