Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s privatization initiative at greater Boston’s transit authority has realized short-term savings—but the cure is still adequate public investment.
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The Great Los Angeles Revolt Against Cars
L.A. voters have chosen to tax themselves to build a citywide rail system. Can rail also resurrect the city’s long-vanished middle class?Â
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Private Equity: The New Neighborhood Loan Sharks
Veterans of the Contract Buyers League hit the doors again.
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Will Trump Kill the CFPB?
Created in response to the financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned nearly $12 billion to consumers—which may be exactly why it’s now under threat.
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Kansas, Sam Brownback, and the Trickle-Down Implosion
The Kansas governor’s attempt to create supply-side nirvana in Middle America not only failed to grow the economy—it created a crippling crisis of government that led to a statewide rejection of his politics.
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Place Matters
As in the 1930s, progressives need economic development strategies for the left-behind regions of the country.
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Why the White Worker Theme Is Harmful
It’s a mistake to racialize an economy that harms the entire working class.
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Democrats Need to Be the Party of and for Working People—of All Races
And they can’t retake Congress unless they win over more white workers.
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A Tale of Two Populisms
The elite the white working class loathes is politicians.
