Federalism Is Killing Us
Deference to state governments has severely undermined public health efforts during the pandemic and deepened geographic inequality in the United States.
Winter 2025
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The Public Sector We Need
To have any chance of implementing popular left-wing ideas, we need to restore the capacity of democratic government to serve working people.
To Win a Green New Deal, Pass the PRO Act
The PRO Act would establish a baseline for ensuring that working people can fight for and win transformative climate policies that benefit everyone.
The Return of Lula
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has tossed out criminal charges against the former president. His enduring relationship with working-class voters makes him a serious contender in next year’s election.
Do You Enjoy What You Do?
An interview with Sarah Jaffe on labors of love, the women who shut down Woolworth’s, Colin Kaepernick, and why class is not a static identity.
Selma on My Mind
To honor the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, we must continue the work it started.
India’s Muslim Journalists Are Under Attack
As the mainstream media has consolidated behind the BJP, independent journalism in India has become a dangerous activity. And no group is more vulnerable than Muslim reporters.
The “Make Me Do It” Myth
Politicians fear the disruptive power of a mobilized base, even when it helps them succeed.
Future Monetary Theory
MMT’s account of the origin of money is a useful corrective to the stories told by orthodox economists. But a deeper history of the social construction of money opens up more radical possibilities for rethinking the monetary order.
Family Ties
We’re still living with the punitive politics of family values. A broader, universal vision can break its vise grip.
California Has Lessons for Liberals
California’s progressive image can be misleading. But it’s also home to activists fighting to change the state for the better.
The Education Fix
The idea that more degrees, credentials, and skills will raise the bottom of the economic floor has become an article of national faith. But educational systems can just as easily reproduce inequality as mitigate it.
Shinzō Abe and the Future of Japanese Democracy
Under Abe, the Liberal Democratic Party waged a right-wing culture war and changed the terms of Japanese politics. The opposition will need to learn from his success to coalesce around a popular alternative.
A Reply to Aashna Desai
We must recognize and compensate for the intrinsic political weaknesses of taxation—and specifically progressive taxation—through the alternative fiscal strategy of economic democracy.
The MMT Trap: A Response to Daniel Wortel-London
Rather than bypassing the problem of power by putting our faith in MMT’s printing press, we need a strategy to rebuild the tax state and move toward economic democracy.
