How to Make the New Economy Work for Everyone
Last week, the Aspen Institute released a comprehensive, bipartisan set of reforms to help the working and middle class. Here’s what it has to say.
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What Does a Trump Presidency Look Like for Minorities Who Moved Out of Red States?
Leaving a conservative bubble behind doesn’t mean escaping it for good. But even in the face of a…
Betsy DeVos’ Dangerous Responses on Special Education
Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Education seems to know very little about education policy. On…
Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama commuted Chelsea Manning’s remaining prison sentence. Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst turned…
Barack Obama, Overperformer
As we consider Obama’s legacy and decide just how good a president he was, it’s helpful to remember…
House Approves Budget to Repeal Obamacare as Trump Takes Office
On Friday, the House of Representatives approved a budget that will fast-track the dismantling of the Affordable Care…
A Brief History of Vaccine Conspiracy Theories
Vaccine skepticism is as old as the idea of inoculation itself, but the recent politicization of vaccination is putting us all at risk.
How Tariffs Hurt the Little Guy
A new analysis details the regressive nature of tariffs. By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images) Last…
How Last Night’s Obamacare Votes Could Affect Addiction Care
In a first step to repealing the Affordable Care Act, Senate Republicans struck down two provisions that are…
Noam Chomsky Talks Trump, Free Speech, and the Virtues of Resistance
One of America’s foremost public intellectuals tells us why, now more than ever, Americans have a responsibility to…