There is no silver lining to the cloud of horror that descended on America last week. And the avalanche of pain, terror, and death we have witnessed may be just the beginning. But life, as always, slowly picks up and moves on. Despite the nagging sense that it is unseemly to begin thinking about the […]
Jeff Faux
Jeff Faux, founding president and now distinguished fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, is the author of The Servant Economy and The Global Class War.
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The North American Way
There is no silver lining to the cloud of horror thatdescended on America September 11. Many are engaged in burying the dead andtending to the survivors or facing the awesome responsibility of satisfying thenational demand for action that serves justice rather than multiplying evil.Those of us who are going back to “business as usual” have […]
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A New Conversation: How to Rebuild the Democratic Party
Let’s face it: The Democratic Party got into some bad relationships. It doesn’t need a new message so much as a whole new conversation with the American people.
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Is The American Economic Model the Answer?
The financial elites that favor the “American” model — deregulation, weak unions, and a minimalist welfare state — ask the wrong question: how to compete against countries with lower wages and living standards.
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The Evasion of Politics
Jeff Faux’s “The Myth of the New Democrats” (TAP, Fall 1993) is illuminating–but in unintentional ways. It highlights the unresolved tension in The American Prospect‘s editorial persona: though dedicated to rethinking old liberal assumptions, the magazine often shies from conclusions that defy liberal orthodoxy. TAP thus oscillates between earnest stabs at policy innovation and purse-lipped […]
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The Myth of the New Democrat
There isn’t much new or Democratic about the New Democrats. They preach the same brand of conservative politics that has run this country into the ground.
