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Thomas piketty takes on the ideology of inequality. Thomas piketty, born may 7, 1971, clichy, france, french economist who was best known for le capital au xxi e siecle 20. Thomas piketty latest news, breaking stories and comment. Wired might become even more politically influential than the french economists 20. In a way, this is what we had already in the first half of the 20th century, between 1914.
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