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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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Insulin Should Be Free. Yes, Free.

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Why 435?

The House of Representatives has had 435 members since 1912. Expanding it would right historical wrongs—and maybe reduce polarization, too.

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No More School Districts!

At the root of educational inequality: the rich and poor districts that keep education segregated. Here are the three reforms we need.

By Kevin Carey
December 10, 2019, 3:54 pm – 30 MIN READ

Features

Dixie Is (Still) Done

The author revisits his 2006 argument that the Democrats should forget the South—and finds that the non-Southern strategy still holds.

By Tom Schaller
September 10, 2019, 6:29 pm – 21 MIN READ

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Who We Are

Jill Lepore has Schlesinger-like aspirations, albeit updated for the twenty-first century.

By Meg Jacobs
September 10, 2019, 3:56 pm – 14 MIN READ