Theda Skocpol is Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. Her article in Issue 46 is from a chapter in Civic Engagement in American Democracy from the Brookings Institution.
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Time for National Greatness Liberalism
Our national economic fortune depends on reclaiming a credible role for large-scale public investment. Read more
Partisans' Progress
Princeton political scientist Larry Bartels casts provocative light on what's at stake when Americans go to the polls. Read more
Associations Without Members
Civic America has changed. The local forms of participation have faded, and new national advocacy organizations relying on direct mail fundraising have mushroomed. While there are some benefits to the new forms of advocacy, the shift has hurt our shared sense of democratic citizenship. Read more
Delivering for Young Families: The Resonance of the GI Bill
The problem isn't that old folks get too much money from government -- it's that young families get too little. Recalling the GI Bill and the politics of generational solidarity. Read more
Sustainable Social Policy: Fighting Poverty Without Poverty Programs
The history of social policy has a clear lesson. Programs that benefit all citizens do more to reduce poverty than programs targeted to the poor. So a new strategy for gamily security makes more sense than another War on Poverty. Read more
