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Clara Hendrickson

Clara Hendrickson researches and writes on topics related to the political economy, welfare, identity politics, and labor.

Articles

The political ideas we have held for centuries are ill-equipped to respond to today's challenges.
Clara Hendrickson

As it turns out, self-government and social connection are not the same thing.

Clara Hendrickson
Platforms have sold themselves as substitutes for welfare, but they have actually served as substitutes for traditional work—with the state forced to pick up the slack.
Clara Hendrickson
Given today’s economic challenges, some on the right are beginning to embrace a more robust safety net.
Mark Muro, Clara Hendrickson

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