The Magazine

  • Vol. 27 No. 2
    Spring 2016

    Columns

    Notebook

    • Crashing the Party

      Eliza Newlin Carney

      An earthquake has hit the GOP, and it’s shaking up Democrats as well. The election poses dangers for both parties, but Republicans face the greater peril; even if they win the White House, they will have lost their party.

    • Toward a 21st-Century Labor Movement

      David Rolf

      The old model of collective bargaining can’t be resurrected. Herewith, some new models of how workers can win and wield power.

    • Heights of Privilege

      James Parrott

      How the rich get relief on property taxes—and what to do about it.

    • Left and Lefter

      Nathalie Baptiste

      Maryland’s upcoming Senate primary pits an establishment progressive against a more progressive outsider. Sound familiar?

    Culture

    • Can the Working Family Work in America?

      Stephanie Coontz

      America still hasn’t adjusted to family realities in the 21st century. Here’s what needs to be done and why we need to do it. 

    • Worlds of Inequality

      Miles Corak

      The winners and losers of globalization. Must it be this way?

    • A Class Act?

      Rich Yeselson

      If the new proletariat starts identifying as a class, it could transform politics. 

    • The Bankers' Bank

      Mike Konczal

      Does the Federal Reserve govern the banking system—or vice versa? 

    Features

    • The Long March of Bernie’s Army

      Harold Meyerson

      Where it came from; where it’s headed.

    • The Other Woman: Elizabeth Warren and the 2016 Election

      Robert Kuttner

      Senator Warren is not running, but she will be a major influence this year. 

    • What Good Are Hedge Funds?

      David Dayen

      Hedge funds make big returns by manipulating markets in ways that are illegal for small investors. Remind us: Why are they permitted?

    • Hedging Education

      Justin Miller

      How hedge funders spurred the pro-charter political network.

    • The Real Stakes in the Veepstakes

      Paul Waldman

      Here’s what the Democratic nominee—and all of us—should consider in thinking about the vice presidency.

    • School Closures: A Blunt Instrument

      Rachel M. Cohen

      Shuttering “failed schools” can have painful consequences for children and neighborhoods.

    • The Great Diversion

      Gabrielle Gurley

      Charter schools may or may not improve student outcomes—but they divert funds from other public schools.
    • Special Report: Funding Government Fairly
      Special Report: Funding Government Fairly

      We’re Going to Need More Tax Revenue

      Jared Bernstein

    • Special Report: Funding Government Fairly

      International Tax Evasion and Avoidance

      Reuven Avi-Yonah

    • Special Report: Funding Government Fairly

      The Multiple Ways that Plutocrats Cripple the IRS

      Martin Lobel

    • Dangerous Bedfellows

      Rena Steinzor

      The stalemate on criminal justice reform.

    • Volkswagen’s Big Lie

      Chris Iovenko

      How VW’s decision to double down on a fossil-fuel technology led it into deceit and disaster.

    • Will Workers and Consumers Get Their Day in Court?

      Katherine V.W. Stone

      With a new high court majority, the era of mandatory arbitration could end.

    • Our Beleaguered Planet

      Marcia Angell

      The interaction of global climate change, poverty, affluence, and overpopulation.

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