Winter 2026, No. 79

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Features

Five Questions on Fusion Voting, Answered

By Dan Cantor

6 MIN READ

Fusion Voting, Fusion Parties: Escaping the Two-Party Doom Loop

There’s an answer to the question of how we crawl out of the present-day polarized quicksand. It’s called fusion voting through minor parties, and its time has come.

By Dan Cantor

21 MIN READ

The AI-Jobs Paradox

Yes, AI will kill some jobs. But it will also create new ones. We need policies that will help workers adjust.

By Harry J. Holzer

18 MIN READ

Rethinking State Capacity

Yes, we should demand that government move faster. But the impediments aren’t limited to bureaucrats and NIMBYists.

By Brian Callaci Sandeep Vaheesan

31 MIN READ

Should Billionaires Exist?

The ultra-wealthy’s dominant power in our political system forces the question: Should America limit billionaire fortunes? A debate.

By Amy Hanauer Igor Volsky Ben Ritz

26 MIN READ

What My Party Needs to Do

To win again, we need to speak to voters about the ideas that drew me to the party in the first place: opportunity, security, and justice.

By Chris Coons

23 MIN READ

Book Reviews

The Age of Revenge

Once upon a brief time, there was consensus around social progress. But the backlash began almost immediately—and has been with us ever since.

By Ellen Fitzpatrick

13 MIN READ

Labor Gains

A look inside the resurgent labor movement, from the inspiring moments to the mundane work that must be done every day.

By Liza Featherstone

13 MIN READ

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