Pat Caddell's Mixed Legacy Offers a Warning
The legendary pollster and consultant sought to win over the disaffected but mainly succeeded in increasing their number.
Trump Wants 'Retribution' Against Comedy Shows
This is another signpost on the path to tyranny.
Want Better Teachers? Don’t Tax Them.
By closing loopholes for the ultrarich, America can exempt educators from the federal income tax.
The Trump Administration's Assault on Asylum Seekers
It’s part of a broader strategic effort to eviscerate our humanitarian infrastructure.
The Lessons of Ilhan Omar
Critics of the Israel lobby’s influence must be extra careful not to provide fodder for bad-faith Republican outrage.
Successes of Philanthropy
When grantmakers in the Washington, DC area grappled with the national scourge of police-involved killings, they found something much deeper: A model for philanthropists to understand racism and work for racial justice.
The Cleveland Foundation has a bold vision: To make the arts as accessible as sports in every Cleveland neighborhood.
College Guide
Washington Monthly's 2018 College Guide and Rankings Issue Is Out! How'd Your Alma Mater Do?
Our guide features the first-ever rankings of best and worst colleges for vocational certificates.
Politics
The Trump Administration's Assault on Asylum Seekers
It’s part of a broader strategic effort to eviscerate our humanitarian infrastructure.
Education
Want Better Teachers? Don’t Tax Them.
By closing loopholes for the ultrarich, America can exempt educators from the federal income tax.
The Monopolized Economy
Mark Zuckerberg Isn’t a Robot. That’s the Problem.
Instead of regulating them, we trusted tech monopolists to transcend human nature. Now we’re paying for it.
Books
Taking the Monopoly Threat Seriously
Louis Brandeis, the legendary jurist, warned of the spiritual and political costs of economic concentration. Today, that’s more relevant than ever.
Economy
Amazon's HQ2 Will Get a Tax Break Designed to Help the Poor
A provision in Trump’s tax cut means we’re all helping to pay Jeff Bezos’s tab.
Health Care
John Boehner Is Now Leading the Charge to Privatize the VHA
The broader assault on the agency is designed to sap public trust in government.
Special Report
Successes of Philanthropy
