Why more equality means more prosperity.
November/December 2014
The New Segregation
It’s class, not race. And we know how to solve it.
Unequal at the Start
Early childhood programs pay dividends for life.
Discounted Seniors
Future waves of retirees need help saving now. If they get it, they’ll be a boon, not a burden.
Conclusion: Slow Growth and Inequality are Political Choices. We Can Choose Otherwise.
A rich country with millions of poor people. A country that prides itself on being the land of opportunity, but in which a child’s prospects are more dependent on the income and education of his or her parents than in other advanced countries. A country that believes in fair play, but in which the richest… Read more »
Frenzied Financialization
Shrinking the financial sector will make us all richer.
Petrified Paychecks
Seven ways to raise wages.
Crunch Time
Modest workplace reforms will strengthen families and the economy.
The Diploma Deficit
The problem is not college debt, it’s low graduation rates. Fix that, and you fix the economy.
Inequality slowly destroys a once-great black high school
I visited my old high school in the Lee-Miles neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, not long ago. It was hard to believe that it has been forty-three years since I walked its halls. For the most part, John F. Kennedy High School, a fortress-like brown-brick building devoid of any architectural flair, looks very much as it… Read more »
The Tie That Binds
How Ronald Reagan, the sunniest president in recent memory, cemented the Republican Party to the dark vision of Richard Nixon.
Let’s Pay for the Government We Get
Why, someday soon, middle-class taxes will have to go up.
Laura of Arabia
When Yemen fell into chaos, most foreign correspondents were kept out. The only reliable news came from a few intrepid young Western freelancers who spoke the language, lived like locals, and managed to stay in the country.
Happy Birthday, Methadone!
Maintenance therapy proved its value half a century ago. We need it today to combat a rise in opioid use. But many courts and prisons cling to a Reagan-era “Just say no” mind-set.
The American Way of Dying
How our refusal to face up to the realities of aging and mortality causes needless suffering.
Tilting at Windmills
Baseball Hall of Famer Henry Waxman Fall in Washington can be depressing, especially during a midterm election year. The chance of Congress achieving anything goes from slim to none, as the parties focus on campaigning. And the Washington Redskins’ megalomaniacal owner, Dan Snyder, reliably fields an underperforming team that kills off any excitement about the… Read more »
Talk of the Toons
A selection of political cartoons from the past few weeks.
Can We Please Put Some Bankers in Jail Now?
With Eric Holder leaving the Justice Department, Washington has a chance to get serious about prosecuting financial crimes. But what exactly has been the holdup?
