April 18, 2014An heir to Alexis de Tocqueville's tradition of analytic history, economist Thomas Piketty has a message that could not be more different.
April 18, 2014Informed by data, economist Thomas Piketty evaluates — and rejects — a number of generally accepted conclusions in economic thought.
April 18, 2014Thomas Piketty's monumental book seeks to understand the “laws of motion” of capitalism and puts labor and capital squarely back in economics.
April 18, 2014A 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.
April 14, 2014A court that consistently decides all relevant cases on behalf of corporate interests undermines its own legitimacy, as well as the Constitution.
April 10, 2014Our latest roundup of key money and politics reporting. This week: McCutcheon fallout, voting rights and Piketty's book.
April 10, 2014Progressive donors tend to operate in the sunshine of public disclosure and are a pale shadow of the conservative juggernaut that is the Koch empire.
April 9, 2014All members of the Senate committee reviewing the merger that are up for reelection this year have profited from Comcast or Time Warner contributions.
April 7, 2014What happened after voters found out about Target's political donations shows why near real-time disclosure is so important. Note to Chief Justice Roberts: we are not even close to that now.
April 6, 2014Legal experts say the McCutcheon ruling will void similar campaign finance laws in 11 states and the District of Columbia.
