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President Obama’s policies raised taxes on the rich, but still managed to increase the slice of income going to the poorest fifth of families by just 0.6 of a percentage point, to a grand total of 4 percent. Credit Zach Gibson/The New York Times

A Dilemma for Humanity: Stark Inequality or Total War

by Eduardo Porter | Dec 11, 2016 | Business

Is there nothing to be done about galloping inequality? Last year the typical American family experienced the fastest income gains since the government started measuring them in the 1960s. But the top 1 percent did even better, raising their share of income higher...

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Vivint Solar technicians install solar panels on the roof of a house in Mission Viejo, California October 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Read

Renewable Energy: Environmental Benefits and Clash of Interests

by Eduardo Porter | Oct 25, 2016 | Technology

President Obama’s Clean Power Plan — the central plank in his strategy to combat climate change — is in danger. It’s not just that it is under attack in court, where its legality was challenged last week by a coalition of 28 states and scores of companies and industry...

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Kenya’s wind farm station at Ngong Hills (Reuters/Thomas Mukoya)

How Renewable Energy is Blowing Climate Change Efforts off Course

by Eduardo Porter | Jul 23, 2016 | Business

Is the global effort to combat climate change, painstakingly agreed to in Paris seven months ago, already going off the rails? Germany, Europe’s champion for renewable energy, seems to be having second thoughts about its ambitious push to ramp up its use of renewable...