All Americans who are not rich should be angry—very angry. By Christopher D. CookSenior WriterSchwartz Center for Economic...
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Gould accumulated vast wealth and power through a series of exploitative practices. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
The Trump administration will have vastly more power and resources. By Colin SeebergerSenior Adviser, CommunicationsThe Center for...
These coin clipping rings operated in the shadows of cities and towns. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
There’s been an explosion in international online fraud in recent years. By Cezary PodkulReporterProPublica Brian Maloney Jr....
More than just a con artist, the confidence man was a mirror held up to our society....
The rise of foreign scamming is a dark consequence of the borderless digital world. By Matthew A....
Housing assistance in ancient Rome was not systematic, universal, or ideologically grounded in rights. By Matthew A....
The solution is to make existing subsidies much more widely available. By Dr. Alex SchwartzProfessor of Urban...
Early Americans formed a patchwork system that kept many from destitution. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction:...
A majority of cities have laws restricting homeless camping in public spaces. By Max AbubuckerSophomore Studying Philosophy...
The distinctions between hobos, tramps, and bums were not merely semantic. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction:...
There is an urgent moral dimension to this crisis. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Homelessness in the...
Trump has made it harder for American exporters to compete, not easier. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
The Radhanite Jewish merchants were far more than peripheral actors in medieval history. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Economic nationalism has high domestic costs, even for those it aims to protect. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
America’s early trade deficit was not merely a matter of accounting. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Understanding what a trade deficit is and is not should be the starting point. By Matthew A....
The main reason why people get into crypto is because of the money-making potential it holds. The...
The world is losing faith in the free and cooperative order led by the U.S. By Henry...
Where and when taxes originated and how they resemble taxes we have today. Introduction and Origins Taxes...
In early medieval times, tax was not standardized. By Kazim LadimejiOxford Open Learning Before His Majesty’s Revenue...
In 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment levied an income tax on individuals and entities. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A....
Communism, Marxism, and socialism are different economic and political ideas. By Dr. Aminda SmithAssociate Professor of HistoryMichigan...
Modern capitalism emerged in the early 19th century in Western Europe and its offshoots. By Dr. Jeffrey...
Researchers trace the income gap back more than 11,000 years. By Matthew ShaerEmerson Collective FellowNew America When...
Wealthy political influence is a big contributing factor. A new Pew Research Center survey of 36 nations...
Long-term trends in income and wealth inequality since 1300. By Dr. Guido AlfaniProfessor of Economic HistoryBocconi University...
People selectively perceive inequality from among all its manifold forms. By Dr. Simon SzreterProfessor of History and...
Western observers have used the past to portray African economic culture as backward and inadequate. By Dr....