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The Populist Danger

Yes, democracy and pluralism must rein in populism. But do they even exist now in strong enough form?

By Jan-Werner Müller

Fall 2018, No. 50 – 15 MIN READ

The New Old Democrats

It's not the 1990s anymore. People want the government to help solve big problems. Here's how the Democrats must respond.

By Jake Sullivan

June 20, 2018, 1:01 pm – 41 MIN READ

Hurricane Doug

Why Doug Ford’s victory isn’t actually a decisive win for populism in Canada.

June 13, 2018, 11:56 am – 7 MIN READ

What’s Left of the Right?

Can the Republican Party survive Trump? Should it? Four Never-Trump conservatives discuss.

By David Frum Liz Mair Jennifer Rubin Peter Wehner

Summer 2018, No. 49 – 58 MIN READ

Eastern Europe Marches Right

Why the astonishing decline of liberalism—and the rise of the far-right—was a long time coming in Eastern Europe.

December 11, 2017, 3:00 pm – 9 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.

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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
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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.

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Fall, No. 60, Special Symposium – 8 MIN READ

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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
Fall, No. 60, Special Symposium – 11 MIN READ

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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
Fall, No. 60, Special Symposium – 9 MIN READ