THE ATLANTIC ARTICLE

"Can This Graph Change Your Opinion About Income Inequality and Taxes?"
By Derek Thompson
The Atlantic, May 1, 2013
"A new study finds that bombarding people with stats and graphs on income inequality and taxes on the rich barely changes anybody's opinion on redistribution." Read more...

 

NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE

"Our Feelings About Inequality: It’s Complicated"
By Ilyana Kuziemko and Stefanie Stantcheva
The New York Times, April 21, 2013
"It seems like a paradox: Americans are increasingly worried about the gap between rich and poor, but are hesitant to have the government do anything about it..." Read more...

 

NEW REPUBLIC ARTICLE

"Facing the Facts Doesn't Always Change Minds"
By Timothy Noah
The New Republic, March 12, 2013
"To what extent does the American polity’s resistance to government programs that redistribute income reflect conviction, as opposed to mere lack of information?.." Read more...

 

BOSTON REVIEW ARTICLE

"Taxing Away Inequality"
By David Grusky
The Boston Review, February 28, 2013
"Last month, U.C. Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez spoke to the Center for Ethics in Society at Stanford University about his pioneering research into global income inequality..." Read more...

 

NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE

"Grand Old Parity"
By Sheila C. Bair
The New York Times, February 26, 2013
"The Great Recession narrowed the gap a bit, but now, once again, the richest Americans are vacuuming up what wealth is out there, a trend that Mr. Saez expects to continue..." Read more...

 

WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE

"How the ultra-rich are pulling away from the ‘merely’ rich"
By Dylan Matthews
The Washington Post, February 19, 2013
"Until the 1970s, the bottom 90 percent had actually seen its income grow more than any other income group..." Read more...