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One big problem with the multitrillion-dollar Biden investments was that most of the money was filtered through antiquated ...
Every think tank, aside from the few that maintain an allegiance to the current Administration, now faces a test: How do they ...
In the fall of 2018, University of California, Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez said, to an audience of economists, policymakers, and the press, “If the data don’t fit the theory, change the theory.” ...
American democracy is under direct threat today, and that threat must be vanquished. But in the longer term, we also need to think about ways to make democracy in the United States more representative ...
China’s authoritarian model presents a new and challenging set of risks to the United States and the current international system. Over the past decade, the Chinese leadership has shifted from simply ...
Arguments Cleansing Ourselves of Trumpism We can’t wish away the resentments he’s stoked. But we can counter them. By Jim Sleeper from December 22, 2020, 4:41 pm – 13 MIN READ Tagged Civics Democracy ...
Arguments The American Left is a Historical Success Story Our fascination with the recent history of the right comes at a cost: too little attention to the left’s successes over the past 20 years. By ...
Until the late 1970s, a rough balance of power existed between democracy and capitalism. Can today’s capitalists be more like yesterday’s?
Arguments Wartime Wisdom to Combat Inflation FDR managed inflation during World War II through government policy. Today’s calamities call for a similar approach. By David Stein from August 31, 2021, 6 ...
What can be done to curb the excessive and, sometimes, predatory policing that has emerged from the Drug War?
It is past time we rediscover the lost art of leisure. Doing so, however, will also mean teaching people how to find fulfillment in their free time.
The Alcove How Black Lives Matter Changed Liberal Politics Today’s civil rights activists chastise the left for ignoring race in favor of a class-based politics. Their protest is being heard—and is ...