Historical Background

Should we treat the super rich as a distraction or a clear and present danger? No question more deeply divides the opposition to The Donald.

What’s behind skyrocketing American inequality? Campaign finance rulings may hold some answers.

High taxes on the rich, cheerleaders for grand fortune tell us, kill the entrepreneurial spirit. What does history tell us?

A living interactive publication grapples with the dimensions, roots, and consequences of inequality in the United States.