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Liberals Need to Care About the National Debt

by Anne Kim August 30, 2026August 31, 2026

Reining in the debt is the only way to achieve progressive goals.

A Radically Simple Plan to Fix Higher Education

by Kevin Carey August 26, 2026August 26, 2026

Crossing Lanes: Potential presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel, left, and U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, right, have both made moves that could appeal to voters outside their wings of the Democratic Party spectrum.

The Democratic Party Is Divided (But Not How You Think)

by Bill Scher May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

Armed Against Gouging: An 1863 rifle musket bears the U.S. eagle from an era when public factories helped America arm itself without getting fleeced by private contractors.

The Monopolized Economy

The Affordability Case for Public Factories

by Joel Dodge May 18, 2026May 17, 2026

Unequal Economics: Guests attend a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol with members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus on Equal Pay Day, March 26, 2026.

Women Are Getting Slammed in Trump’s Economy

by Anne Kim March 29, 2026March 27, 2026

Tax Cut Bonanza: Senator Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks during a news conference as he introduces a Tax Bill at the Capitol Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Washington.

The Problem with Making “Affordability” The Problem

by Bill Scher March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

Welfare Wages: Only five of the 20 largest employers of low-wage workers in America pay median wages above the federal Medicaid/SNAP thresholds.

The Corporate Conspiracy of Silence on “Affordability”

by Anne Kim March 8, 2026March 6, 2026

Attention Abroad: U.S. President Donald Trump provides an update on the Attack on Iran at a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2026.

Reform on Ice

by Merrill Goozner March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

What Is Affordability?

by Dylan Gyauch-Lewis February 11, 2026February 11, 2026

Let the Affordability Bidding War Begin

by Paul Glastris February 3, 2026February 3, 2026