In the immortal Federalist No. 10, James Madison wrote, The most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without property have ever formed distinct interests in society. Those who are creditors, and those who are debtors, fall under a like […]
Great Recession
Posted inMagazine
Need a New Economic Vision? Gotcha Covered
The American Promise isn’t looking too promising to a lot of Americans. Many young people, especially those with a college education, think the country is basically irredeemable. In their view, it was founded on racism, sexism, and genocidal colonialism, and all the Framers’ fine words about equality of opportunity are sick jokes played on marginalized […]
Posted inPolitics
The Deeply Flawed Narrative That Joe Biden Bought
Left critics and self-hating Democrats believe that Obama was a Republican-indulging compromiser. So did Biden and his appointees, who were determined to outdo Obama using narrow Democratic control of Congress. Why they blew it.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Democrats Are Proving That, In Times of Crisis, Both Sides Don’t Do It
This would be a great time for the media to recognize that and actually say it out loud.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Billionaires Waited Too Long to Panic
Wall Street doesn’t want Trump, but all of the alternatives are frightening them.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Existential Crisis We Face
The forces of dominance and control are being challenged, and those who feel threatened are lashing out.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Why the Trump Administration Wants to Destroy the CFPB
The success of the CFPB and its independence pose a threat to Wall Street abuses.
Posted inEconomy, Featured
Forget a Higher Minimum Wage—Here’s a Better Way to Help American Workers
A federal job guarantee would reinvigorate American infrastructure and ensure that no workers go home in poverty.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Fusion Politics Is the Answer to the Politics of Resentment
Thinking about politics as either about race or class is wrong.
