Why are Americans so unhappy about the economy?
Jacob S. Hacker
Jacob S. Hacker is a professor of political science at Yale University and the co-author (with Paul Pierson) of the forthcoming Let Them Eat Tweets: How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality (Liveright, July 2020).
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The former vice president has the profile of a successful candidate; now he needs the agenda of a successful president.
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The Road to Medicare for Everyone
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How Clinton Can Put Health-Care Reform Back on Track
More than ever, we need a public option—and other changes—to ensure the ACA achieves its ambitious, far-reaching goals.
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Don’t Dismantle Government—Fix It
Under assault from conservatives, government actually holds the key to American prosperity.
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The ACA Has Survived Yet Again. Now What?
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No Cost for Extremism
Why the GOP hasn’t (yet) paid for its march to the right.
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Piketty’s Triumph
Three expert takes on Capital in the Twenty-First Century, French economist Thomas Piketty’s data-driven magnum opus on inequality.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Piketty’s Triumph
Three expert takes on Capital in the Twenty-First Century, French economist Thomas Piketty’s data-driven magnum opus on inequality.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Powell’s Diagnosis—And Ours
Why is the American political system so weakly responsive to the policy preferences of the majority of Americans?