A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author ofCapital in the Twenty‑First CenturyPraise forTime for Socialism:"Lively, thought‑provoking, grounded in facts, and resolutely optimistic—these essays grapple with the big questions of our time, from the rise of Trumpism and Brexit, to gender inequality and wealth taxation."—Gabriel Zucman, University of California, BerkeleyPraise forCapital in the Twenty-First Century:"Piketty [is] arguably the world's leading expert on income and wealth inequality."—Paul Krugman,New York Times"Piketty has emerged as a rock star of the policy-intellectual world. . . . But make no mistake, his work richly deserves all the attention it is receiving."—Lawrence H. Summers,DemocracyAs a correspondent for the French newspaperLe Monde, world-renowned economist Thomas...