Democrats running for president are distancing themselves from a charter school movement that once held powerful sway in the party.
Agenda 2020
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Race, Racism, and the Democratic Race
Will the Democratic field speak to broad class interests—or act out Steve Bannon’s fantasy?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Choice Requires Access: Abortion and the Democratic Debate
Julián Castro’s remark on reproductive justice has the potential to change the way Democrats talk about access to health care.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the Democratic Candidates Talk about Poverty
Medicare for All and income inequality are gaining traction among the party platform, but the candidates must frame all issues of poverty in terms of basic rights.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Private Prison Companies Could Get Around a Federal Ban
Structured as real-estate investment trusts, private companies could receive funds to build prisons and lease them to governments for use.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Booker’s Highlight Was His Answer on Gun Violence
His neighborhood story was gripping; his buyback policy could actually work.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Over 100 Academics Endorse Sanders’s Student Debt Cancellation Plan
The economists and professors say that debt relief can improve and stabilize the U.S. economy.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Democrats Get Serious About Affordable Housing
Ahead of the first 2020 presidential debates, Dems have released some of the most far-reaching housing plans in decades.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Banning Private Prisons—and Prisoner Exploitation
Elizabeth Warren’s newest plan goes beyond limiting the private role in mass incarceration, and seeks to prevent corporate abuse of vulnerable inmates.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Confronting Politicians with the Reality of Poverty
The Poor People’s Campaign gathered this week in Washington, demanding change from both presidential candidates and members of Congress.
