Inequality has continued to rise for several reasons, such as a widening pay gap between predominantly white corporate leaders and low-wage workers, who are disproportionately people of color. And ...

In an age of rampant inequality and oligarchic government, two leading thinkers ask: can democratic socialism survive? By Thomas Piketty and Michael Sandel The American philosopher Michael Sandel and ...

A new study helps us better understand one of the possible driving forces behind the erosion of democratic norms and institutions: economic inequality. According to study co-author University of ...

5. Monopolies are giving an elite few massive power Monopoly power is escalating extreme wealth and inequality worldwide; in fact, Oxfam estimates that 18 percent of the world’s billionaire’ wealth ...

It was remarkable that a 700-page economic tome on inequality became a world bestseller and was so widely discussed. Piketty’s key argument is that capital would grow faster than income from ...

Thomas Piketty is one of the world’s leading economists, a socialist who has been studying the corrosive effects of inequality for ... been the champion of its evolution, as you yourself have ...

Inequality is sharply on the rise. Until now, however, little has been known about where the richest households are located, which cities are the most unequal and how these trends have evolved.

Economic inequality is easy enough to find statistics ... “Striking It Richer: The Evolution of Top Incomes in the United States." Econometrics Laboratory, University of California Berkeley ...

Inequality isn’t just about economics; it’s also about what’s right. In a breezy 119 pages, Equality: What it Means and Why it Matters is an edited conversation between Thomas Piketty ...

wealthy business people. A major survey conducted across 36 nations shows that economic inequality is a grave public concern around the world, with many people particularly worried about the ...