North Carolina’s protest movement has galvanized the state’s progressives, but couldn’t stop 2014’s Republican tide. Its leaders say they’re only just beginning.
Health & Social Policy
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Credit, and Blame, Where It’s Due
Two months ago, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner suddenly started talking about “restoring the 40 hour workweek,” which they said the Affordable Care Act had destroyed. It was about as misleading an argument as you’d imagine; what it has to do with is the fact that the ACA defines “full-time” work as 30 hours or […]
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Caring for Caregivers
How my father’s illness helped me appreciate home-care workers
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Here’s a Bargain Republicans and Democrats Could Make on Obamacare
Both sides could gain something important, and not lose very much.
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Progressives Just Lost a Fight On the Budget. So Why Are They So Happy?
Some feel the coming of a resurgent left.
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The Cycle of Republican Radicalization
How the dynamics of the Obama presidency have pushed Republican voters to the right.
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To Save the Right to Choose Nationwide, Reproductive Justice Advocates Need a Southern Strategy
A new amendment to Tennessee’s Constitution lays a framework for ending abortion rights. If allowed to stand, women and girls in poor communities will suffer the most.
Posted inBooks
Fair Work Schedules: The Next New Human Right
A great cultural transformation is driving demands for workers’ control of job schedules.
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Conservatives Should Explain Exactly What Jonathan Gruber Tricked Us All Into Believing
Because the truth is that the Affordable Care Act has ended up costing less than was originally predicted.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Report: South Urgently Needs an ‘Infrastructure of Opportunity’
At the root of the uncertainty lies a pervasive doubt: whether the South can sustain the American Dream of each generation moving up and doing better than previous generations.
