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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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The Inequality Trap Distracts from the Real Issue of Freedom

The Inequality Trap Distracts from the Real Issue of Freedom | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A new book by French economist Thomas Piketty on "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" has recently caused a major stir on the opinion pages of newspapers and magazines. Piketty has resurrected from the ash heap of history Karl Marx's claim that capitalism inescapably leads to a worsening unequal distribution of wealth with dangerous consequences for human society.
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The Marxist Nightmare Of The 1 Percent

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Why rich people are freaked out by inequality.
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Plutocracy without end: Why the 1 percent always defeats the middle class

Plutocracy without end: Why the 1 percent always defeats the middle class | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
There are more of us than them. But income inequality keeps getting worse -- and there is sadly no end in sight
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