Winner-take-all Politics: How Washington Made T... May 2026

For decades, Americans were told that rising inequality was an inevitable result of —the idea that computers and globalization naturally reward the highly educated while leaving others behind. However, the authors argue that this "suspect" has an alibi. If technology were the only cause, we would see similar inequality spikes in all advanced nations, yet the U.S. remains a stark outlier. The Investigation: The "Yachts vs. Dinghies" Economy

The "crime" wasn't committed by the market, but by . The story highlights a massive organizational shift starting around 1978: Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made t...

While labor unions and middle-class advocacy groups declined, corporate interests organized into powerful lobbying machines. For decades, Americans were told that rising inequality