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The Nobel prize-winning economist tells Bill that America is on the road to becoming a society controlled by those with inherited wealth, like "Gordon Gekko's son or daughter."

Bill reflects on the forces that are causing inequality to skyrocket, why it matters and where we're headed in the future.

An heir to Alexis de Tocqueville's tradition of analytic history, economist Thomas Piketty has a message that could not be more different.

Informed by data, economist Thomas Piketty evaluates — and rejects — a number of generally accepted conclusions in economic thought.

Economist Dean Baker writes that Piketty's book is a bold attempt to pick up where Marx left off and correct what he got wrong.

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

A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ...

A former Bush administration aide named Taylor Griffin, who has strong ties with Wall Street, is the party favorite to finally unseat populist Congressman Walter Jones.

"There are parallels to today, when we see the same kind of hue and cry, and fear that America is turning socialist."

As powerful media organizations and the government threaten to stifle free speech, a coalition of activists is fighting for your right to connect and communicate.