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Greek soldier on Syntagma Square
Throwing Greece on the fire: The incendiary politics of austerity
Christopher Majka | As Greece hovers between misery and incipient tragedy, it's worth delving into its roots. Who's responsible for this collision of capital and humanity? How can Greeks escape the flames of austerity?
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How the international economy self-destructed in 1914 and thereafter
Mel Watkins | Karl Polanyi, one of the great intellectuals of the 20th century, argued that the First World War was a nationalist response to the enormous tensions generated by the industrial revolution.
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Thomas Piketty and the Great War
Mel Watkins | What can the author of 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' tell us about the First World War and wealth inequality?
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Capital in the Twenty-first Century
Thomas Piketty: Economics transfigured
Christopher Majka | Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century is an extraordinary achievement. Now we can understand how economics has historically worked and how to transform it into a social democratic enterprise.
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Income inequality deniers launch a new offensive against Piketty's theories
Pierre Beaulne | It seems rather clear that the main theories in French economist Thomas Piketty's bestseller "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" are irritating a number of people.
Podcast
Geoff Mann on Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'
Redeye Collective | "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" surveys 200 years of economic history and wealth distribution. It's sold more than 100,000 copies and is one of the most talked-about economics book in decades.
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Marjorie Griffin Cohen on Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century'
Redeye Collective | "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" surveys 200 years of economic history and wealth distribution. It's sold more than 100,000 copies and is one of the most talked-about economics book in decades.
Book Review
Breaking: Capitalism actually widens economic disparities
Al Engler | Who would have thought an economics textbook could be such a sensation? Well, Thomas Piketty's new book 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' has proven to be just that.
Columnists
Wage increases for public workers: Time for a rethink
Duncan Cameron | Lower public service wages do not lead to economic prosperity, and that's why we should all fight austerity budgeting.
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Piketty's 'Capital' is important, but why doesn't he challenge capitalism?
Gary Engler | Contrary to what you might assume based on the attacks from certain quarters, Thomas Piketty's new en vogue book does not advocate socialism.
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Capitalism, oligarchy and the new economic order
Monia Mazigh | After reading Thomas Piketty's book "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," can we safely say that America, as the icon of capitalism, is no longer a democracy but an oligarchy?