Capitalists in the 21st Century: Workers Must Step Forward

Thomas Piketty's new book, Capital in the 21st Century, which examines the nature and forecasts the consequences of wealth and income inequality has shot to the top of the best-seller's list since its release here in the United States on April 15. Based upon his analysis of two decades of data from 20 countries, Piketty, a French economist paints a rather gloomy picture of the U.S. In an article for The Financial Times, he writes that prior to World War I wealth inequalities were far greater in ...