A Journal of Ideas

Symposium

The Tricky Politics of Revenue

By Jared Bernstein Andrea Louise Campbell

Features

Families Need More Than Money

Sure, working families need more money. But they’re also crying out for something else: more time. Politicians need to listen.

By Tara McGuinness Elizabeth Garlow

Features

What Real Democracy Might Look Like

Any post-MAGA renewal of democracy starts with a federal right to vote. But it hardly ends there.

By Jefferson Cowie

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Symposium

The Taxman Cometh

By The Editors

Symposium

Expensing—Not Worth the Expense

By Lily L. Batchelder

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Symposium

Reviving Direct File

By Kelli Smith Gabriel Zucker

Book Reviews

Terrorism 101

What the West learned—and failed to learn—from the days when terrorism meant hijacking airplanes.

By Jordan Michael Smith

Book Reviews

Hope in the Heartland

Yes, it was Reagan’s America in the 1980s. But progressives made surprising strides then that are worth remembering—and reviving.

By Harvey Kaye

Book Reviews

When Happy Days Were Here Again

Veteran liberal journalist Robert Kuttner’s memoir recalls a time when prosperity really was shared—and reminds us how it happened.

By Jonathan Cohn

Symposium

Taking Financialization Seriously—By Taxing It

By Josh Bivens

Symposium

Protect—and Strengthen—the Income Tax

By Chye-Ching Huang David Kamin Brandon DeBot

Symposium

Why Corporations Must Pay More

By Steve Wamhoff Amy Hanauer

Symposium

The Right Way to Tax the Ultra-Rich

By Brian Galle

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