Democrats need more than compassionate policies for refugees. They need a policy to deal with the immigrant flow itself.
Agenda 2020
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Wealthy, White, and Over 50: The Demographics of the Democrats’ Biggest Presidential Donors
Sludge and Data for Progress analyzed the Democratic presidential candidates’ donors by income, race, gender, age, and ideology.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What the Socialists Just Did—and Why
Dissecting DSA’s battles to define its role in American politics
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Will Trump Steal a March on Democrats in the Midwest?
It’s time for Democrats to begin their ground game in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Bernie Sanders Visits the Heart of America’s Homelessness Crisis
At Skid Row in Los Angeles, Sanders witnesses the callous neglect of human beings—and hope for combating the problem.
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the Fight Over Means Testing Is Really About
What started as a tool to target need has spread into an ideology that runs the risk of puzzling the public and overcomplicating policy.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Are Voters Willing to Pay 18 Percent of GDP on Health Care?
The raw numbers behind the Medicare for All debate
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Are Ignoring the Power of the Hospital Industry
And this will doom any meaningful reform.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Harris’s Fake Medicare-for-All Plan
Critics have largely missed its major reliance on expanded commercial insurance falsely branded as Medicare.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Why the Dems Need to Talk About Economics AND Racism
A little intersectionality would go a long way.