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Mark Engler is a writer based in Philadelphia and an editorial board member at Dissent magazine. He is the coauthor of This Is an Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century.
Janice Fine explains how “co-enforcement”—a bold new model for upholding labor law—is linking the state to social movements.
Tax policies like New Jersey’s new Millionaires Tax are essential—not only for an equitable recovery, but also for reining in pre-pandemic inequality.
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