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Class & Inequality, Science & Nature

Malpractice

Fundamental economic principles tell us that goods should be sold at their marginal cost of

Dean Baker

Class & Inequality, Philosophy & Religion

Inside the Machine

Madame de Pompadour, mistress to King Louis XV of France, had a remarkable personal surgeon. Born

Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee

Class & Inequality, Literature & Culture

The Geography of Poverty

With benefits linked to work, Democrats could have argued for a much more generous safety net. But they missed the opportunity to rethink the social compact in this new moral universe.

Dalton Conley

Class & Inequality

The Problem of Corruption

Corruption is a significant problem in much of the developing world. Corruption acts like a tax

Benjamin A. Olken

Class & Inequality, Science & Nature

The Common Interest

This article is a response to The Primary Solution. Incremental efforts over the past 30 years to

John Geyman

Forum

What’s Hurting the Middle Class

If families are making more money than ever and are still in financial trouble, surely the critics are right: Americans are overspending, then overborrowing, and then avoiding the consequences by declaring bankruptcy. But the data tell a different story.

Elizabeth Warren, Amelia Warren Tyagi

Forum

A Basic Income for All

In this classic BR forum, the chief modern proponent of UBI argues that a guaranteed basic income would secure real justice for all.

Philippe Van Parijs

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