In the crisis of World War II, the nation made the political choices that created the robust egalitarian economy of the next 30 years. Can we respond to the climate crisis with similar policies to rebuild the middle class?
Robert Kuttner
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What Piketty Leaves Out
Despite some losses to financial capital during the Great Depression, the more powerful era of equality in the U.S. began during World War II.
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The State of Our Union? Economically Unjust
In his speech next week, the president needs to go beyond platitudes and start addressing economic injustice—he could start by making sure federal contract workers get paid enough.
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Peter B. Lewis: An Original
The billionaire philanthropist who funded progressive causes died Saturday.Â
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Krugman Boots One
The New York Times columnist usually gets it right, but was way off the mark in his Monday piece.Â
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The Next Battle at the Fed
Who the president appoints to the vacancies on the Fed Board of Governors could determine whether Janet Yellen is chair of the Federal Reserve in name only.
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Beware a Grand Bargain
President Obama and the House and Senate Democrats won the first round of the budget battle over the shutdown. But what happens when we do this again next year?
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A Spine Is a Useful Thing to Have
Nice to see you fighting back, President Obama!Â
