Winter 2022, No. 63

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Features

Democracy and the Language of Faith

Why Democrats must engage mainstream Christianity in the fight against radical evangelicalism.

By Paul C. McGlasson

28 MIN READ

Why the Gender Wage Gap Persists

Feminist economics has challenged key assumptions of neoclassical economics and had real impact. But there is much more work to do.

By Nancy Folbre

38 MIN READ

Strengthening Accountability for Discrimination

Tools that empower workers to stand up and confront civil rights violations in their workplaces do exist. Let’s use them.

By Jane Liu

38 MIN READ

A Fair Shake for Black Workers

We know why labor market racial discrimination exists. Do we have the will to fix it?

By Valerie Wilson William Darity Jr.

42 MIN READ

Winning Without the Courts

The Supreme Court and other federal courts are lost for a decade. What is progressives’ recourse? Getting serious about multiparty democracy.

By Lee Drutman Aziz Huq

24 MIN READ

Book Reviews

Hey, It's a Start!

The new thing in government problem-solving is “human-centered design.” It’s an impressive corrective to market-driven theories—up to a point.

By Lawrence R. Jacobs

11 MIN READ

The Constitutional Conversation

Akhil Amar’s riveting new book carries three valuable lessons for liberals today.

By Simon Lazarus

14 MIN READ

Elvis Was in the Building

Many Cold War-era manifestations of American high and pop culture were great, for sure. But what if any thematic thread binds them?

By Jordan Michael Smith

10 MIN READ

Concrete Jungles?

Yes, America’s cities have problems. But are progressives really destroying them?

By Tracy Hadden Loh

11 MIN READ

Recounting

COVID's Forsaken Fighters

In a society where poor health is seen as a matter of personal responsibility, not the common good, the death of people with underlying health issues is sadly normalized.

By Sophia Crabbe-Field

14 MIN READ

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