Across the Great Divide

Across the Great Divide

An American homestead in 1910. The best revolutions end in topplings—of statues, regimes, and Weinsteins. Others prove to be more smoke than flame. While heady days of Occupy Wall Street are long over, the national conversation they ignited about economic inequality still smolders. Since protesters decamped from Zuccotti Park, Thomas Piketty has become a household name, a populist has claimed the presidency, and universal basic income has gone from fantastical subreddit to serious policy proposal.

Among developed countries, the United States has the most dramatic —which is to say, the worst—income inequality of any democracy in the world. Today, the […]

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