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Racism Didn't Stop at Jim Crow

Richard Rothstein’s history of the racist housing policies of governments—yes, even liberal ones—is searing, revealing, and embarrassing.

By Samuel R. Bagenstos

Fall, No. 46 – 19 MIN READ

At the Mercy of the Tech Gods

Franklin Foer offers many keen insights, but ultimately his case against the tech giants is too small-bore.

By Thomas Goetz

Fall, No. 46 – 15 MIN READ

The Age of Arthur

A new biography reminds us why Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and his cohort fell out of fashion, and why that judgment was unfair.

By Richard Parker

Fall, No. 46 – 14 MIN READ

That Greedy Upper-Middle Class

Will the top 20 percent be willing to forego some of their advantages so that others may rise? Tough one.

By Heather Boushey

Fall, No. 46 – 11 MIN READ

The Rumors Have Been Exaggerated

Two new books, by Edward Luce and Bill Emmott, are part of a larger trend of writers and pundits overstating the decline of western liberalism.

By Charles Kenny

September 18, 2017, 4:04 pm – 14 MIN READ

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Fall, No. 46 – 1 MIN READ

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Single Payer Is Not a Principle
The principle is universal coverage. There are a number of ways to get there. We need to remember this.

By Harold Pollack
Fall, No. 46 – 30 MIN READ

Features
The Monster Eating Our States and Cities
To feed the pension beast, state and local governments are starving education and infrastructure. But yes, something can be done.

By Richard Vague
Fall, No. 46 – 28 MIN READ

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Post-Redistribution Liberalism
Changing the tax structure, even radically, won’t really change much. We need to look to pre-tax inequities to transform society.

By Isabel Sawhill
Fall, No. 46 – 26 MIN READ

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That Greedy Upper-Middle Class
Will the top 20 percent be willing to forego some of their advantages so that others may rise? Tough one.

By Heather Boushey
Fall, No. 46 – 11 MIN READ