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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

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 26 MIN READ

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Expensing—Not Worth the Expense

By Lily L. Batchelder

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 19 MIN READ

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Why Corporations Must Pay More

By Steve Wamhoff Amy Hanauer

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 12 MIN READ

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The Right Way to Tax the Ultra-Rich

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 13 MIN READ

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The Tricky Politics of Revenue

By Jared Bernstein Andrea Louise Campbell

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 16 MIN READ

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Taking Financialization Seriously—By Taxing It

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 14 MIN READ

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The Taxman Cometh

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 1 MIN READ

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Protect—and Strengthen—the Income Tax

By Chye-Ching Huang David Kamin Brandon DeBot

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 20 MIN READ

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Revive Congress’s Fiscal Watchdog

Presidents are treating fiscal restraints as optional. Congress can restore the officer originally created to enforce them.

June 18, 2026, 2:30 pm – 12 MIN READ

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A Progressive Consumption Tax

By William Gale

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 10 MIN READ

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A Splendid IRS

By Vanessa Williamson

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 15 MIN READ

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Cracking Down on Pass-Throughs

Summer 2026, No. 81 – 14 MIN READ

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Toward A New Birth of Patriotism

We need to make life better for young people and instill in them an appreciation for the genius of American democracy.

By William A. Galston Linda Chavez

June 11, 2026, 2:46 pm – 10 MIN READ

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