A short story about health care, and desperation.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
A Conversation With Daniel Chandler
The author of ‘Free and Equal’ reflects on the failure of the center-left and the rise of right-wing populism and Trump.
Posted inBooks
Cascading Shame
Arlie Russell Hochschild returns to study the motivations of the left-behind right.
Posted inBooks
It’s Good to Be the King
The ins and outs of how the mega-rich wall themselves off from government’s prying eyes
Posted inPolitics
VP Debate: Vance Should Address Unanswered Questions Raised by ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Vance’s rise was spurred by his questionable views on race, ethnicity.
Posted inBooks
Chicago Public Schools—From Worst to (Almost) First
A system that used to be ridiculed has become a model for schools in other cities.
Posted inBooks
Red Weather Vanes
Maurice Isserman’s history of American communism documents both its achievements and its fatal obeisance to Soviet doctrines.
Posted inEducation in America
A Small-Town Texas Librarian’s Big Stand Against Book Bans
In Llano County, a local librarian fought back against censorship, prompting a federal court fight and national recognition but losing the job of her dreams.
Posted inBooks
Antitax Nation
Michael Graetz’s new book explains how clever marketing duped America into shoveling more tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations.
