Class & Inequality
The War Against the Poor Knows No Borders
The Trump administration’s sanctions against Iran and cuts to SNAP benefits are two sides of the same war that the rich are waging against the global poor.
High Stakes Tests Aren’t Better—And They Never Will Be
Accountability is important. But tests that tie school funding to student performance only make things worse.
Conservatives’ Newfound Interest in Dignified Work
They can give up free-market orthodoxy, but they still can’t bring themselves to embrace labor.
American Bottom
Designed as a working-class suburb of St. Louis, the nearly all-black town of Centreville now floods with raw sewage every time it rains.
Whose Liberalism?
With its elite decision-makers and opinion-formers, the Economist has exerted tremendous influence on popular liberal discourse for more than a century.
Selling Keynesianism
We can learn a lot from the mid-century popularizing efforts that led to public consensus on Keynesian economic principles.
The Long History of Debt Cancellation
Moral thinking about debt has fluctuated throughout U.S. history. Today’s calls for cancellation suggest it may be poised for transformation once again.
Zero Hour: The First Days of New Berlin
Thirty years after the Wall fell, the story of Berlin’s anarchist utopia.
How Not to Argue for Tax Justice
Economists are taking aim at the unfairness of the U.S. tax system. But a just society won’t be won by arguing about taxes alone.
Bad Romance
Capitalism hasn’t disenchanted the world. Like a bad lover, it beguiles us into spiritual desolation.
The American Corporation Is in Crisis—Let’s Rethink It
For decades, shareholder primacy has obscured the fact that employees should do well when businesses do well.
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