The boast that American workers are naturally superior to other workers and would therefore “win” in any fair competition is problematic at best and at worst, a pander to our national delusion of exceptionalism.
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The Destruction of Black Wealth
Businesses owned by African Americans are suffering at higher rates than most during the downturn.
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The Cost of Financial Favoritism
If Republicans and Democrats can’t find common ground on giving assistance to small banks and Community Development Financial Institutions, they aren’t liable to agree on anything.
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The Credit Drought
It’s hard for small businesses to get a leg up in this sluggish economy.
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Freelance Nation
Progressives need to make government work better by helping out entrepreneurs and the self-employed.
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Capital Ideas Online
This story appeared in our March 2012 issue. Subscribe here. When Robert Frohwein was driving along Silicon Valley’s Sand Hill Road in search of venture capital, he could practically hear the laughter. The year was 2008, when venture firms were hesitant about any new investments, much less the kind of online lending company that Frohwein […]
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The Clean-Election State
Connecticut’s fight against corruption creates a model of transparent government.
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Tocqueville for Toffs
Common people have to reclaim democratic civic society from moneyed interests.
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Minimizing Special-Interest Power by Maximizing Participation
Fighting back against restrictive voting-rights laws and empowering small donors can help reclaim elections.