Facebook and Tahrir Square, Revisited
Facebook's initial public offering last week 'offered' the world another double dose of windfalls and greed. But Egypt's elections this week may bring an IPO of a different sort, the...
Global Struggles
The 99 Percent Spring
The people aren't powerless in the face of extreme inequality. In the coming weeks, millions of Americans will take to the streets as part of the "99 percent spring," echoing...
Swedes and Suicide: A Fresh Perspective
Why do Swedes and citizens of other relatively equal nations take their lives at a higher rate than residents of more unequal nations? Four investigators have tapped a wealth of...
A New Inequality Emphasis from the UN
Over the past 20 years, the UN Human Development Report — an effort to compare the world's nations not just on economic growth, but health and education as well —...