Issue number: 28
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Issue: The Wages of Neglect
Goodbye to All That Democracy
Can our constitution co-exist with extremes of economic inequality? Read more
AP Photo/Nati Harnik
Gift Horse or Trojan Horse?
The mixed record of America’s new rich as often self-interested philanthropists Read more
AP Photo/John Minchillo
The Long Arc of Protest
While digital media make it easier to spread activist messages, today’s movements face many of the same problems their forerunners did. Read more
AP Photo/Harvey Georges
Fiscal Purgatory in New York
How New York’s budget crisis was used to roll back expansive government Read more
Ignoring Police Violence
Baltimore officials accepted a voluntary settlement to reduce police abuses. Jeff Sessions wants to kill it. Read more
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Silk Roadblock
Yo-Yo Ma's celebrated project for global understanding through music runs into Donald Trump's sour note. Read more
State-Enforced Segregation and the Color of Justice
Jim Crow was the descendant of Southern slavery. More shocking is the legacy of government-enforced racism in the North. Read more
Charlie and the MBTA
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s privatization initiative at greater Boston’s transit authority has realized short-term savings—but the cure is still adequate public investment. Read more
The Great Los Angeles Revolt Against Cars
L.A. voters have chosen to tax themselves to build a citywide rail system. Can rail also resurrect the city’s long-vanished middle class? Read more
Private Equity: The New Neighborhood Loan Sharks
Veterans of the Contract Buyers League hit the doors again. Read more
Will Trump Kill the CFPB?
Created in response to the financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned nearly $12 billion to consumers—which may be exactly why it’s now under threat. Read more
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The European Mirror
Is there any way out of the dialectic of neoliberal policies producing economic backlash and support for the nationalist far right? Read more
Kansas, Sam Brownback, and the Trickle-Down Implosion
The Kansas governor’s attempt to create supply-side nirvana in Middle America not only failed to grow the economy—it created a crippling crisis of government that led to a statewide rejection of his politics. Read more
Settlements: The Real Story
Fifty years after the Six-Day War, a mistaken account of how settlement began still plagues Israeli politics. Read more
Place Matters
As in the 1930s, progressives need economic development strategies for the left-behind regions of the country. Read more
Why the White Worker Theme Is Harmful
It’s a mistake to racialize an economy that harms the entire working class. Read more
Democrats Need to Be the Party of and for Working People—of All Races
And they can’t retake Congress unless they win over more white workers. Read more
