The president and former star of The Apprentice vowed to champion apprenticeships. But funding cuts, grant cancellations, and widespread layoffs belie his commitment.
Anne Kim
Anne Kim is a Senior Editor at Washington Monthly and the author of Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich Off America’s Poor (New Press, 2024). Anne is also a Senior Fellow at FutureEd and the author of Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection, winner of the 2020 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice. Anne is on Bluesky @anne-s-kim.bsky.social.
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How Democrats Won Virginia and New Jersey
We go behind the scenes with Angela Kuefler, the pollster who helped engineer the historic victories of governors-elect Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill.
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US-Canada Relations Have Hit Rock Bottom
The Trump administration’s policies have damaged the economies of both countries, says former U.S. Ambassador to Canada James Blanchard.
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The erosion—and deliberate erasure—of government data by the Trump Administration threaten both public safety and the US economy, says former US chief data scientist Denice Ross.
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A Podcast With Purpose
The Washington Monthly podcast is fun, smart, and brimming with ideas to counter MAGA and strengthen America but we need your help to keep it going.
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Congress Has Bankrupted America’s Future
Reckless tax and budget policies have stifled upward mobility for young and working-class Americans, says budget expert Eugene Steuerle.
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A One-Woman Stand Against Conspiracists
YouTuber Natalie Wynn spent a year immersing herself in the conspiracy theories wrecking our politics. Now, she’s sharing what she’s learned.
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How Regional Inequality Explains Our Polarized Politics
Nearly 1 in 6 Americans lives in a “distressed” community. Where they live and what they experience could explain a lot about the rise of Trump.
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China Through the Eyes of its Most Famous Dissident
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson discusses the life of Liu Xiaobo, China’s sole laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The New Deal Treasures Slated for Demolition
The pending sale of a historic federal building by Trump could mean the wrecking ball for the “Sistine Chapel of New Deal Art.”
