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Taming the Beast

How on earth do we return authoritarian true believers to civil society? There are short-term and long-term answers.

January 15, 2021, 4:51 pm – 5 MIN READ

Cleansing Ourselves of Trumpism

We can’t wish away the resentments he’s stoked. But we can counter them.

December 22, 2020, 4:41 pm – 13 MIN READ

Trumpism's Long Tail

Trump lost, but Trumpism still reigns in the GOP. The Republicans' problem, though, is that Trumpism means nothing without Trump.

By Hussein Ibish

Winter, No. 59 – 7 MIN READ

Hold Your Fire, Dueling Democrats

Joe Biden won with a coalition that stretched from Bill Kristol to AOC. Success will require foresight and restraint.

By William Galston

Winter, No. 59 – 12 MIN READ

Election 2020: What Comes Next

Winter, No. 59 – 1 MIN READ

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Rebuilding Enforcement

A future administration will be called upon to undo the damage wrought by the current one to protect workers, consumers, students, the environment, and more.

By The Editors
October 22, 2020, 4:05 pm – 2 MIN READ

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Democracy Is an Act—One That Doesn't End on Election Day

The President of the United States is exploiting a deadly pandemic to ratchet up his assault on democracy, sow chaos, and delegitimize the upcoming election.

By Hillary Rodham Clinton
October 6, 2020, 11:47 am – 7 MIN READ

Symposium

Higher Ed: Protect Students from Predatory Colleges

The Trump Administration has given a pass to for-profit colleges that exploit Black and Brown students the most.

By Aaron Ament Dan Zibel
October 22, 2020, 4:05 pm – 8 MIN READ

Symposium

Employment: Three Strategies to Advance Equality

Donald Trump’s EEOC has created major hurdles to effective enforcement. Here are three keys to reversing that.

By Jenny R. Yang Cathy Ventrell-Monsees
October 22, 2020, 4:05 pm – 11 MIN READ

Symposium

Looking Ahead: Enforcement For the Many, Not the Few

We need to allocate resources away from the carceral state and toward aggressive enforcement of plutocratic and discriminatory actors.

By Deepak Bhargava Alexander Hertel-Fernandez
October 22, 2020, 4:05 pm – 9 MIN READ