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Exploring The Top 10 Political Thinkers Of The 21St Century

Explore the works of renowned intellectuals like Noam Chomsky, Angela Davis, and Thomas Piketty across diverse fields.

Top News · Apr 26, 2024

The Guardian view on inequality and the super-rich: the status quo is unsustainable

Editorial: Growing private wealth, combined with public austerity, is undermining the health of western democracies

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

Labour failed but New Zealand can’t put a wealth tax ‘back in the bottle’

Labour party couldn’t ‘sell’ the tax in the last election but the policy won’t fade away as global concern over wealth inequality deepens

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023

Economists warn electing far-right Milei would spell ‘devastation’ for Argentina

More than 100 economists including Thomas Piketty and Jayati Ghosh publish open letter ahead of country’s 19 November election

The Guardian - US · Nov 8, 2023

Educated voters in Canada tend to vote for left-leaning parties while richer voters go right

It is hard to miss the increasing attention dedicated to transgender rights in contemporary politics.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

Angus Deaton on inequality: ‘The war on poverty has become a war on the poor’

The Nobel prize winner and author of new book Economics in America argues economists must get back to serving society

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2023

Europe’s rightward drift is not set in stone: our new research should give hope to the left

We’ve examined French voting data going back to the revolution – and it shows the politics of migration is a dead end, say authors Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

A carbon tax on investment income could be more fair and make it less profitable to pollute – a new analysis shows why

About 10 years ago, a very thick book written by a French economist became a surprising bestseller. It was called “Capital in the 21st Century.” In it, Thomas Piketty traces the history of income and wealth inequality over the past couple of hundred years.

The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023

OPINION - Declining honours is the new receiving honours

There’s a line I’ve thought about on and off for the best part of a decade but never had reason to share – until now. Back in 2015, the French economist and author of the best-selling Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty, revealed he had turned down the Légion…

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023

How education became the new faultline in British politics

A growing number of voters are graduates and they are becoming less likely to back the Conservatives, threatening to redraw the country’s electoral map

Financial Times · Apr 30, 2023