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.

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

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.

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.

The legendary activist had ideas we should remember today.

The French economist answered this and other questions about Capital in the Twenty-First Century at a forum last week. Watch video of the event here.

Democrats are making voting rights a key issue. Republicans used to do the same.

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.