Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop
Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
One of the overlooked takeaways from Thomas Piketty's groundbreaking Capital in the 21st Century was that the reduction of wealth inequality in the 20th century came about largely because of the World Wars and the Great Depression. This Atlantic article takes that bleak conclusion to the next level, arguing that only catastrophic violence, disease, or institutional collapse can produce substantial gains in income equality.