A Cabinet for the Deep-Pocket Ages
Only in America, new stats show, could packing an incoming administration with gazillionaires be so easy.
Blogging Our Great Divide
New developments on the inequality front? Our Institute for Policy Studies Inequality.org editorial team tracks them here.
‘Foreclosure King’ for Treasury
Trump's pick for the nation's top financial regulator sparked rave responses from Wall Street lobbyists but a firestorm from public interest groups.
Mile-High Views of Global Inequality
A South Africa-based photographer uses aerial views to document the sharp divides between rich and poor in developing countries.
Perils of Top-Heavy Philanthropy
Charities are increasingly reliant on larger donations from a smaller number of high net-worth donors.
A New Take on Unrigging Our Taxes
Our super rich have their own personal trainers, chefs, and pilots. Maybe we should give them their own personal tax collectors.
When Billionaires Dominate Philanthropy
New report details dangers of a top-heavy philanthropy in age of extreme inequality.
Why We Need to Worry about Wilbur
America’s next secretary of commerce may be a private equity kingpin who owes his ample fortune to a career of manipulating the misfortune of America’s workers.
Glimmers of Hope: Ballot Initiatives
Voters in many states, including some red ones, approved proposals that will reduce our economic divide.
In California, a Tax-the-Rich Triumph
Could the resounding Election Day victory of a state tax initiative signal an impending surge for a new national egalitarian politics?
Trump and the Two Sides of Populism
Growing inequality and the nature of populist movements help explain 2016 and the rise of both Sanders and Trump. Understanding these dynamics can create the potential for serious radical change.