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Archaeologists compared the size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about history of inequality, they found that it's not inevitable

We're living in a period where the gap between rich and poor is dramatic, and it's continuing to widen. But inequality is nothing new. In a new study researchers compared house size distributions from ...
Business Insider

History gives us a clue as to how we can solve global wealth inequality

Paul Constant is a writer at Civic Ventures and the cohost of the "Pitchfork Economics" podcast. He spoke with professor Oded Galor, who wrote a book about the history of wealth inequality. Galor said ...
Inside Higher Ed

A History of Inequality for Public Bathrooms: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Bryant Simon, professor of history at Temple University, looks to the past to examine why public bathrooms have long been marked by inequality. Learn more about the ...
The Conversation

Is inequality a natural phenomenon? Thomas Piketty argues it isn’t – and proposes a way forward

Christopher Pollard does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
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Archaeologists measured and compared the size of 50,000 ancient houses to learn about the history of inequality -- they found that it’s not inevitable

Three excavated Classic period (ca. 550–750 CE) houses at El Palmillo (Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico). Bottom: the largest and most elaborate residential structure (Platform 11). Top right: a less ...