income inequality

Americans spend six billion hours and $10 billion every year preparing and filing their taxes.

Many countries have a simple, fair tax system. Could the US be next?

The US tax code is notoriously dysfunctional. Meanwhile, countries from New Zealand to Estonia have devised equitable, effective tax structures.

Many countries have a simple, fair tax system. Could the US be next?
New Orleans 2

Do feel-good slogans like 'Resilient New Orleans' and 'Boston Strong' mask income inequality?

Do feel-good slogans like 'Resilient New Orleans' and 'Boston Strong' mask income inequality?
New York

When the lights went out in New York City: A tale of two nights

When the lights went out in New York City: A tale of two nights
Thomas Piketty, the French economist behind President Francois Hollande's plan to tax the wealthy has won acclaim in the US for his work on growing income inequality

A French economist becomes a rock star in the US for writing on the growing gap between rich and poor

A French economist becomes a rock star in the US for writing on the growing gap between rich and poor