Timothy Noah, Slate
The United States of Inequality and The Stinking Rich
In 1915, the richest 1 percent accounted for 18 percent of the nation's income. Today, the richest 1 percent account for 24 percent of the nation's income. What caused this to happen? Over ten articles, Timothy Noah attempts to answer that question by looking at all potential explanations—race, gender, the computer revolution, immigration, trade, government policies, the decline of labor, compensation policies on Wall Street and in executive suites, and education. He also explains why people who say we don't need to worry about income inequality (there aren't many of them) are dead wrong.
Timothy Noah kicked off this series by looking at whether race, gender, or the breakdown of the nuclear family affected income inequality, and then he examined immigration, the technology boom, federal government policy, the decline of labor unions, international trade, whether the ultra wealthy are to blame, and what role the decline of K-12 education has played. In conclusion, Noah explained why we can't ignore income inequality.
If you'd like to print the entire series, Slate has made it available as a PDF.
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