Annie Lowrey explains how the largely hidden “Time Tax,” built on government parsimony and bureaucratic hurdles, screws the poor and working class.
Abundance
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The Housing Bill Trump Shrugged Off Is Only Half the Answer
The new law attacks barriers to construction. The president still has enormous power to determine who can afford to own.
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The Case for Civic Abundance
Rebuilding state capacity requires a renaissance of civic participation that abundance advocates too often view as an obstacle.
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War on Renewable Energy: MAGA Ideology Over Economics
By gutting the Inflation Reduction Act and kneecapping clean energy, congressional Republicans are choosing MAGA ideology over jobs, investment, and lower energy costs.
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In Defense of Everything-Bagel Liberalism
Critics warned that the Biden administration put so many conditions on the grants it offered to semiconductor manufacturers that the centerpiece of its industrial policy would fail. Those conditions turned out to be key to the program’s success.
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The Meager Agenda of Abundance Liberals
What the Democratic Party’s most buzzed-about policy movement gets right—and wrong.
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Ep. 13: The Hot (or Not) New Theory of “Abundance Liberalism” | w/ Paul Glastris and Nate Weisberg
The “Abundance” movement is catching fire among Democrats as an economic paradigm shift that could unleash prosperity and revive the Democratic Party’s brand. Its major focus is regulatory reforms to free up bottlenecks in the construction of new housing, infrastructure, and sources of energy. But is it enough? Washington Monthly Editor-in-Chief Paul Glastris and Editor Nate Weisberg think not. On the latest episode of the Washington Monthly podcast, they share their critique with contributing editor Anne Kim.
