Solving wealth inequality will require drastic economic changes.

Inheritance is a major driver of wealth inequality in the US.

Closing the racial wealth gap will require intentional redistribution.

Capital income is extremely unevenly distributed throughout society.

Median black wealth drops to $4,000 if you exclude vehicles.

Typical approaches to visualizing the racial wealth gap all have problems.

Full-time work holds down poverty, not the "success sequence."

The top 1 percent of Latino families own 45 percent of Latino wealth.

White wealth remains massively higher than black wealth overall.

The vast majority of families in every racial group lost ground under Obama.

The top 1 percent keep on grabbing more and more.

Warren's bill may not achieve its stated purpose as currently drafted.

How to use payroll taxes to prevent an unjust employer windfall.

Most economic reforms are deep down about reallocating labor.

Streamlining the health care bureaucracy would not be that painful.

Poor adults tend to spend more weeks disabled, studying, and caring.

Lots of coverage, low cost-sharing, and steeply progressive taxes.

The absolute gap between the top and the rest keeps growing.

Health insurance remains elusive for young and poor people.

Capitalism drives poverty and only the welfare state can fix that.