In the U.S., inequality is often framed as the 99% versus the wealthiest 1%. But that\u2019s not quite the right matchup. While the bottom 90% has done dramatically worse over the last several decades and the top 0.1% has done dramatically better, the 9.9% in between those groups still controls more than half of the wealth in the United States. Author and philosopher Matthew Stewart thinks that the 9.9% are not innocent bystanders, and he joins Nick and Goldy to discuss how this group is entrenching inequality and warping our culture.\u00a0<\/p>
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Matthew Stewart is an author and philosopher. He is the author, among other books, of Nature\u2019s God<\/em> and The 9.9 Percent<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p> The 9.9 Percent: https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/the-9-9-percent-the-new-aristocracy-that-is-entrenching-inequality-and-warping-our-culture\/9781982114183<\/a>\u00a0<\/p> The 9.9 percent is the new American aristocracy: <\/a>https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2018\/06\/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy\/559130\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p> Who are the 9.9% A closer look at the math of American inequality: <\/a>https:\/\/lithub.com\/who-are-the-9-9-percent-a-closer-look-at-the-math-of-american-inequality\/<\/a><\/p> Website: http:\/\/pitchforkeconomics.com\/<\/a><\/p> Twitter: @PitchforkEcon<\/a><\/p> Instagram: @pitchforkeconomics<\/a><\/p> Nick\u2019s twitter: @NickHanauer<\/a><\/p>\n \n
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