Thomas Piketty's blockbuster 2014 book, Capital in the 21st Century, may prove to be a game-changer, one of those rare books such as Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, which helped spark a new feminist movement. The worldwide flood of commentary suggests Piketty's book has already opened a new conversation not only about inequality, but about class, capitalism, and social justice. Inherited wealth is at the heart of Piketty's book, and Derber shows how the "disinherited majority" is likely to affect the future. Derber shows that there are actually "two Pikettys," different voices of the author...

Thomas Piketty's blockbuster 2014 book, Capital in the 21st Century, may prove to be a game-changer, one of those rare books such as Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, which helped spark a new feminist movement. The world-wide flood of commentary suggests Piketty's book has already opened a new conversation not only about inequality, but about class, capitalism and social justice. Inherited wealth is at the heart of Capital in the 21st Century, and Derber shows how the 'disinherited majority' is likely to affect the future. In his new book, Derber shows that there are actually 'two Pikettys' -...