This article reviews the recent literature on the dynamics of global wealth inequality. I first
reconcile available estimates of wealth inequality in the United States. Both surveys and tax …

The singular focus of public debate on the “top 1 percent” of households overlooks the
component of earnings inequality that is arguably most consequential for the “other 99 …

For the first time in history, the globe is dominated by one economic system. Capitalism
prevails because it delivers prosperity and meets desires for autonomy. But it also is …

This article sheds new light on the long-run evolution of political cleavages in 21 Western
democracies. We exploit a new database on the socioeconomic determinants of the vote …

With societal inequalities continuing to increase and organizations providing the vast
majority of people with their income, we wanted to assess the ways in which organizational …

As national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the price Over
the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally …

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic
inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global …

The 2016 election of Donald J. Trump invoked a time for reflection about the state of
American politics and its deep ideological, cultural, racial, regional, and economic divisions …

La vida política ha tomado un nuevo curso que configura una democracia diferente a la que
conocimos. La ciudadanía, en el centro de la escena, solo cede parcialmente su soberanía …

In today's social climate of acknowledged and growing inequality, why are there not greater
efforts to tax the rich? In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Kenneth Scheve and David …