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American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years

The Year of Piketty

Thomas Piketty raised the Big Questions this year about democracy and inequality. Some students and I went looking for answers.

Jedediah Purdy
Jedediah Purdy
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Jedediah Purdy

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