Jacob S. Hacker

Jacob S. Hacker is Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He has coauthored four books with Paul Pierson, including Winner-Take-All Politics.

Building a Better Party

Final reply: Despite formidable constraints, a window of opportunity has opened.

  • Jacob S. Hacker
  • Paul Pierson

The New Blue Divide

Democrats increasingly rely on affluent suburbanites. Does that spell the end of a bold economic agenda?

  • Jacob S. Hacker
  • Paul Pierson
with responses from
  • Heather Gautney
  • Larry M. Bartels
  • Lily Geismer
  • Bryce Covert
  • Ted Fertik & Tim Sahay
  • Dorian T. Warren & Thomas K. Ogorzalek
  • Ro Khanna
  • Jared Abbott

The Wider Battle for Equality

We don’t need to change views about debt; we need a responsive democracy.

  • Jacob S. Hacker
  • Nathaniel Loewentheil

What’s Hurting the Middle Class — Forum Response

Economic risk has shifted from the government and corporations to worker and their families.

  • Jacob S. Hacker
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