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Vol. 22 No. 6June 2011
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Pinching Pensions
Why is the right attacking public employee retirement benefits? -
Standing Up for Government
At the core of nearly every roiling fiscal debate today is an argument over the role of government in American society. -
Wisconsin: From Protest to Movement
Organizers see We Are Wisconsin as less aligned with the Democratic Party, and more like a "Tea Party of the left." -
Talking Taxes in Connecticut
The state's current governor, Dannel Malloy, has taken it upon himself to make Connecticut's taxes more progressive. -
(Not) Talking Taxes in New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's high popularity has meant that he hasn't had to court the Democratic base, so he has chosen to target public-sector unions. -
Florida, Inc.
If a state were a business, CEO Rick Scott would be shown the door.
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Vol. 22 No. 5May 2011
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Restoring the Dream
The collapse of the housing bubble need not destroy homeownership as the anchor of the middle class. But we need much bolder government action. -
Fannie, Freddie, and the Future
The secondary mortgage market worked better when it was a true public institution. -
Cleaning Up the Subprime Aftermath
Welcome to the Kafkaesque world of mortgage loan servicing. -
Not With My Home
Homeowners have been at the mercy of banks since the foreclosure crisis began. A network of activists and organizers is trying to change that. -
Reform that Hurts Homebuyers
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Designed to Fail
The Obama administration's mortgage-modification program was created more to help lenders than homeowners. It's time to reverse priorities. -
A Needless Housing Collapse
The success of a pioneering program for moderate-income buyers proves that the subprime disaster was not the fault of homeowners. -
Restoring the Dream
The collapse of the housing bubble need not destroy homeownership as the anchor of the middle class. But we need much bolder government action.
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Vol. 22 No. 3March 2011
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Blind Spot
How reactionary colorblindness has infected our courts -- and our politics -
Home Disadvantage
A small Seattle community battles health disparities that disproportionately affect the poor and people of color. -
Q&A: Revisiting Race-Neutral Politics
The sociologist and scholar William Julius Wilson revises his stance on whether Democrats should put race on the agenda. -
White Fight
White Americans must embrace racial justice as their own cause if we hope to achieve widespread equity. -
Toward Racial Healing
We must work together as a nation to confront and defeat racism. -
The Melting Pot
How anti-immigrant sentiment can divide a community -- and what can be done to unite residents -
Our Town
A Chicago suburb proves that America's neighborhoods don't have to be drawn across racial lines. -
Polling Prejudice
Public opinion on race is often inconsistent. Does political science have the tools to capture all forms of racism? -
Race Talk in the Obama Era
The paradoxical reticence of America's first black president and how progressives must fill the vacuum -
The Right Messengers
With NPR embroiled in another controversy, it's time to ask again whether the media can ever responsibly cover race.
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Vol. 22 No. 2February 2011
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A Message for Progressives
It's time we started growing the economy and stopped shrinking the middle class. -
Backward Mobility
The recession is wiping out the jobs, homes, and dreams of the African American middle class. -
Tax Tricks: Time to Go on Offense
Our current tax system rewards unproductive speculation and punishes the working middle class. -
The Politics of the New Middle America
In 2010, disaffected voters didn't embrace the Republican vision. They looked in vain for the Democratic one. -
America's Trade Policy of the Absurd
Saving middle-class America will require a radically different conception of trade and the national interest. -
The Collapse of Secure Retirement
The dream of a modestly middle-class retirement is fading. -
Reclaiming Middle-Class America
If progressives want a winning theme that the right can't match, this is it. -
Champions of the Middle Class
Can organized labor lead a movement to restore broad economic security? It's hard to imagine who else will. -
The Overselling of Education
We need a better-educated citizenry, but the cure for increasing inequality lies elsewhere. -
Time for National Greatness Liberalism
Our national economic fortune depends on reclaiming a credible role for large-scale public investment.
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Vol. 22 No. 1December 2010
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Permanent Lockdown
Forcing ex-offenders to pay for their incarceration is yet another perverse policy that makes successful re-entry next to impossible. -
On the Block
A pilot program in Oakland, California, combines community policing with social services and gets at-risk young men off the street. -
May It Please the Court
Problem-solving courts have a track record of lowering recidivism and incarceration costs, but they still don't reach enough offenders. -
The New Jim Crow
How mass incarceration turns people of color into permanent second-class citizens -
Bipartisan Justice
Fixing America?s punitive penal system has politicians crossing party lines. -
Indefensible
Five decades after a landmark Supreme Court case establishing the right to a public-defense lawyer, the poor still lack adequate legal representation. -
Education vs. Incarceration
More money must go to schools than to prisons before high-crime neighborhoods can truly be reformed. -
Smarter Punishment, Less Crime
Why reducing incarceration and victimization should be complementary goals -
Eyes on the Prize
Our moral and ethical duty to end mass incarceration
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