A Q&A with Adam Tooze about his new book on the economics of COVID
Jake Blumgart
Jake Blumgart is a senior reporter at Governing. Follow him on Twitter.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Q&A: How Mortgage Lenders Broke the Law and Got Away With It
Financial journalist David Dayen talks about the 2008 fiscal crisis and his new book, Chain of Title, which tells the story of three average Americans who faced foreclosure and fought back.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Uniting, But Wounds Linger
Bernie Sanders backers in Democrats’ Kentucky delegation, which was among the convention’s most divided, explain what made them angry and how they are moving forward.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Philly’s New Mayor
How many progressive changes can Jim Kenney bring to an old-style city with an antique political culture?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Sanders Activists Already Agitating in Philadelphia
The Democratic National Convention is more than a week away, but progressive organizers and Bernie Sanders enthusiasts are already staging demonstrations around town.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Q&A: Is Fascism Back?
To some, the reactionary forces sweeping Europe, the United States and Britain carry echoes of fascism. But historian Sheri Berman says today’s demagogues are no dictators.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Pennsylvania Primary Puts Regional Loyalties to the Test
Increasingly nationalized politics and media coverage scramble traditional allegiances in Pennsylvania’s senatorial and attorney general primaries.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Labor’s Cautious Endorsements
In the Pennsylvania Senate race, labor organizers have rallied behind the Democratic Party’s establishment pick—a familiar pattern also on display in the presidential primary.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Tickets Out of Poverty?
Housing voucher recipients can move to better neighborhoods only if states and localities break down suburban barriers.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Service Workers Fight for a Share of Philly’s Revitalized Center City
An SEIU mega-local representing janitors and secruity guards rallies ahead of tough contract negotiations this fall.