Untwisting the Modern History of Inequality in America
No single event has made the United States the world’s most unequal developed nation. But few events have done more to hasten that outcome than a 1975 strike at the Washington Post.
Wealth Concentration
How Wealth Managers Undermine Society and What We Can Do About It
An expert explains how shadowy practitioners of financial trickery help facilitate widespread tax evasion — and undermine democratic government.
London Fire Fuels Movement to Tackle Inequality in Britain
Building on the momentum of the recent election, activists are demanding justice for Grenfell Tower fire victims as part of a broader agenda to narrow economic and racial divides.
The Scandal of the Super Rich
In the June UK elections, all the major parties pledged themselves to stand up for ‘ordinary people.’ Will they all now confront extraordinary wealth?
Citizens’ Wealth Funds: An Alternative to the Inequality Escalator
Shouldn’t the returns from at least part of our national wealth go to all citizens and not just the already rich?
The Irreality of Our Tech Industry Titans
Our Silicon Valley billionaires are wasting time and treasure — and endangering our future — chasing after rocket ships and immortality.
The Growing Problem of Hidden Wealth
The more wealth the super rich pile up, new research details, the more taxes they maneuver to evade.
Fun at the Frontier
The world has a hot new explanation for inequality that’s warming the hearts of the deep pockets who’ve benefited the most from the inequality we already have.
The Equality Effect
Greater economic equality makes us all less stupid, more tolerant, less fearful, and more satisfied with life.