It’s not only with whites. It reaches well into the party’s base.
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Posted inEconomic Policy
Absent a More Progressive Economics, the Democrats Will Lose
Economic Populism appeals both to core Democratic voters and the white workers with whom the party has failed to connect.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Rebuilding a Progressive Majority by Winning Back White Working-Class Moderates
From the findings of Working America, the AFL-CIO’s outreach program to non-union working people
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Winning (Some) Middle-of-the-Road Working-Class Whites
White working-class voters differ not just in “what they think” but in “how they think.” Understanding this difference is the key to creating a successful Democratic strategy for regaining their support.
Posted inEducation in America
Fixing Our Infrastructure? How About Schools?
Tens of millions of children report daily to run-down, sometimes unsafe school buildings. Two proposals for upgrading schools are now before Congress.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
There’s a Logic to Trump’s War On the Media
Trump goes after the news media not because he thinks they’re strong, but because he thinks they’re weak and he can diminish them further.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Incoming Privatization Assault
Get ready for everything from private infrastructure and private prisons to voucherized schools and Medicaid.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Saving the Planet Goes Local
The Trump administration plans to decimate environmental safeguards—so blue states and cities are stepping up their efforts to arrest climate change.
Posted inEducation in America
How D.C. Became the Darling of Education Reform
Despite an absence of rigorous, independent evaluation, school officials and city leaders have framed D.C.’s new education policies as a great success.
