A much-too-early scenario
Paul Starr
Posted inEconomic Policy
Democrats Have Broken the Taboo about Raising Taxes, and That’s a Good Thing
But the eventual political choices will be complicated.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Pleasant Illusions of the Medicare-for-All Debate
We’re in a phase of a familiar cycle.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
5 Reasons Why MAGA Conservatism Has Never Made Any Sense
Even on its own terms, MAGA doesn’t add up.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Race and Class Are Old Bases of Political Divisions. Gender is Different.
Electoral politics didn’t used to divide women and men.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
‘I Have an Absolute Right to Cry Wolf,’ Claims the President
And it’s not clear anyone can stop him from doing it again and again.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Progressive Caucus and New Democrat Coalition Could Help Consolidate the Party’s Presidential Field
The two major congressional Democratic caucuses should sponsor debates among candidates who want their endorsement.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Democrats Are Being Pulled Both to the Left and to the Center
The 2018 election showed two separate and contrary developments.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
The ‘Weekly Standard’ and the Eclipse of the Center-Right
The neoconservative weekly’s troubles are symptomatic of a larger and more dangerous change in American media and politics.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Democrats Finally Won with Health Care
And how they can build on that success in 2020