The Banks Are Even Worse
Storefront payday lenders and check-cashers are all that tens of millions of Americans have.Â
Hidden in the Algorithms
A new book argues that data science may serve to reinforce inequality.Â
Portable Benefits for an Insecure Workforce
Why Americans need portable benefits, what those benefits should look like, and how those benefits can be created and funded
Unions in the Precarious Economy
How collective bargaining can help gig and on-demand workers
America’s Interest in a Global Rule of Law
Will Trump destroy the global order that the U.S. has led?
The Neighborhood Activist as Prophet
How Jane Jacobs took on the planners—and how her legacy is at risk.Â
Dismantling Dodd-Frank — And More
Candidate Trump promised to take on Wall Street. As deregulator-in-chief, he will be Wall Street’s best friend.
Can Labor Fight Back?
Trump and the Republicans plan to roll back worker rights to pre-New Deal levels.
Justice at Risk
Trump’s nominee to succeed Scalia will restore a right-wing majority. One additional Trump appointee could undo rights established 50 years ago and more.
It’s the Misogyny, Stupid
Trump’s election threw the long-standing sexism of white America into stark relief.Â
Latinos and the Future of American Politics
Defending immigrants and championing progressive economics (that even Rust Belt whites could like) are imperative—and complementary.
Milwaukee’s Voucher Verdict
What 26 years of vouchers can teach the private-school choice movement—if only it would listen
Voter Suppression Works Too Well
The Republicans’ quest for a permanent political majority culminated in mammoth voter suppression in 2016. The 2018 midterm election promises both to embolden these efforts and energize resistance.
The Folly of Trumponomics
It may produce a short-lived boom. Then, look out.
The War on Public Schools
Charters, vouchers, and disposable teachers are Trump’s targets.
Blustering Toward Armageddon
How Donald Trump will take America to war
Mapping the White Working Class
A deep dive into the beliefs and sentiments of the moderates among them
Who Are We Americans Now?
And who will we become under Trump?
The Audacity of Hope
Trump’s win was both a perfect storm and the culmination of long term trends. Can American fascism be stopped?
The Case for Resistance
There is no common ground to be had with the Trump administration.
Civil Rights DĂ©jĂ Vu, Only Worse
Under George W. Bush, Republicans set about undermining the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. Expect a more devastating assault on the division under Trump.
Watch Out for Even More Tax Breaks—for the Rich
How we squander resources through the tax code, and how that could get a lot worse in the age of Trump
Resisting Trumpism in Europe and the United States
Authoritarian democracy is on the march on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite alarming parallels, the U.S. remains better positioned to preserve and rebuild true democracy.
