Perspectives

Thomas Piketty's monumental book seeks to understand the “laws of motion” of capitalism and puts labor and capital squarely back in economics.

The racism of voter ID laws has received too little attention where it matters.

Deepening inequalities in the US will keep to their disastrous course unless and until their victims and opponents build an organized coalition.

Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century shows how much today's inequality has in common with what America, France and Britain saw a century ago.

What’s wrong with the way restaurant workers are treated and compensated? Hundreds of people with experience in the food industry wrote to Bill with their thoughts.

Women are much more likely to have minimum-wage jobs than men and female-headed households are more likely to be poor.

A court that consistently decides all relevant cases on behalf of corporate interests undermines its own legitimacy, as well as the Constitution.

If we hope to improve educational outcomes, we need to demand policies that ensure that students can come to class well-fed and ready to learn.

Rand Paul's blinkered vision will make it almost impossible for him to grapple with how racial resentment fuels support for the libertarian politics he fervently espouses.

If America's torture program turns out to be worse than we knew, then we would expect -- and should hope -- to see more "emotional" responses in the future.