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Middle America Reboots Democracy

We spent months talking with anti-Trump forces—and they're not who pundits say they are.

February 20, 2018, 2:26 pm – 21 MIN READ

Can Marches Become a Movement?

The esteemed Theda Skocpol lays out the lessons the Tea Party movement holds for the left today.

February 2, 2017, 6:39 pm – 13 MIN READ

Whither the Sanders Left?

Fall 2016, No. 42 – 7 MIN READ

Coming Home

Can America ever repeat the success of the G.I. Bill?

Fall 2006, No. 2 – 16 MIN READ

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The Right Against the Law
So state courts hand down decisions you don’t like. What do you do? If you’re on the right, try to defund the courts.

By James Traub
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Yes, Government Creates Wealth
Economics has never accepted the idea that the public sector creates wealth. But it does—and acknowledging that can lead to sweeping change.

By Mariana Mazzucato
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An Abdication at OMB
Thanks to OMB, the President's budget proposals antagonized even many Republicans.

By Robert Gordon
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A Modest Proposal: Tax Worthlessness
How some economists are looking for ways to reduce the “material incentives” of pursuing lucrative but destructive professions.

By Stuart Whatley
August 20, 2018, 4:25 pm – 12 MIN READ

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R.I.P., Liberal Contrarianism
Before #Slatepitch became a punchline, Slate (and others) really did thrive on a certain kind of anti-liberalism. It’s dead now—well, almost.

By Michael Bérubé
June 11, 2018, 8:55 pm – 34 MIN READ