Thomas Frank Locates Thomas Piketty’s Blind Spot

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 18, 2014 The celebrity economist's proposal of an "international IRS" as a means to end rampant wealth inequality falls far short of methods that exist in the American tradition, Salon columnist Thomas Frank writes in a critique of the best-selling "Capital in the Twenty-First Century." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Has Thomas Piketty Really Never Gotten Around to Reading Marx?

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2014 The best-selling author whose "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" has been shaking up the world says Karl Marx did not influence his research, but his statement may be tongue in cheek; the true Crimean referendum results were accidentally revealed, showing only 15 percent of voters backed annexation; meanwhile, the mayor of Seattle has proposed a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Four Biggest Right-Wing Lies About Inequality

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 6, 2014 Even though French economist Thomas Piketty has made an airtight case that we’re heading toward levels of inequality not seen since the days of the 19th century robber barons, right-wing conservatives haven’t stopped lying about what’s happening and what to do about it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Foreign Affairs Troubles and a Nevada Rancher

Staff / Truthdig Apr 26, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists" discuss the 700-page economics text about inequality currently leading the best-seller list on Amazon, rising tension in Ukraine, reports of chlorine gas attacks in Syria, the disastrous turn in conservatives' love affair with Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, and more. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Now We Know: Economic Inequality Is a Malady — and Not a Cure

Joe Conason / Truthdig Apr 26, 2014 It has been a long, long time since Americans accepted the advice of a French intellectual about anything important, let alone the future of democracy and the economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Capital in the 21st Century

By Steven Pearlstein Apr 4, 2014 In his new book, French economist Thomas Piketty reminds us that within the dynamics of capitalism is a natural and destabilizing tendency toward inequality of income, wealth and opportunity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )