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Democrats increasingly rely on affluent suburbanites. Does that spell the end of a bold economic agenda? A forum with Heather Gautney, Ro Khanna, Dorian Warren, and others.
American empire pushes freedom down a corrosive path—but that path is not the only one.
To make change, movements need to build endurance—the capacity to keep people showing up despite their differences.
Being serious about equality means aiming to ensure we all live equally flourishing lives—not merely that we have the chance to do so.
Austerity is not the only way to save our overextended planet. A simpler life might be both more pleasurable and more equal.
We must reject the legal liberalism that attempts to cordon off constitutional questions from democratic politics.
The United States wasn’t prepared for COVID-19, despite decades of warnings. What must we do to plan more effectively?
To generate local, inclusive prosperity, cities must think beyond tech accelerators and science parks and instead embrace a wider range of innovation strategies.
We need a mission-oriented approach to the economy that embraces an active role for government in spurring growth and innovation.
AI can be used to increase human productivity, create jobs and shared prosperity, and protect and bolster democratic freedoms—but only if we modify our approach.
Diplomacy isn’t enough. To decarbonize the economy, we must integrate bottom-up, local experimentation with top-down, global cooperation.
If women’s suffrage was the battle of the twentieth century, women’s representation will be the battle of the twenty-first.
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