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?

September 27, 2017Books

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

New Orleans 2

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

September 1, 2015Global Politics

New York

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

July 15, 2015Culture

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

May 1, 2014Business, Economics and Jobs