The Gilded Glamour Met Gala Was a Fantasia of Inequality
Our second Gilded Age isn’t as enchanting as Condé Nast and celebrity spectacle make it seem – but a red carpet parade while event workers struggle for dignified treatment epitomizes the era.
Inequality in the Digital Economy
A new special issue of The Nation brings an inequality frame to our current cyber world.
Global Problems for the New Gilded Age
Many critics of the New Gilded Age might be surprised to find that they have much in common with the protectionist Republican Party of yesteryear.
The Rich and the Rest of Us
In this age of inequality, the wealth that should be shared by all Americans trickle up to the rich.
Ending Plutocracy: A 12-Step Program
Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it’s our turn.