Democracy Journal
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Left-of-center political quarterly. Named Best New Publication by the Independent Press Awards, and described as what Obama's reading by Politico.
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A thoughtful look at two books 📚 -Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson -Why Nothing Works by Marc Dunkelman by Mike Konczal in Democracy Journal democracyjournal.org/magazine/76/th…
A very thoughtful review of both WHY NOTHING WORKS and ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson by Mike Konczal in Democracy Journal. Absolutely right that Paul Sabin's terrific PUBLIC CITIZENS was crucial to forming the argument. Smart criticism as well. democracyjournal.org/magazine/76/th…
I have a long review of Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson and Why Nothing Works by Marc J. Dunkelman in Democracy Journal. It was written in late January, in a different world, and even then some stuff was on the cutting room floor. Here's some additional thoughts in a thread. /1
The column echoes Nidhi Hegde's argument in Democracy Journal for antimonopoly champions Lina Khan, Rohit Chopra, and AAG Jonathan Kanter as an affirmative vision for a reinvigorated, responsive Democratic party. democracyjournal.org/magazine/76/an…
People don’t just want policy wins—they want to know who’s rigging the system against them. Democrats must take the fight to the billionaires, monopolists, and corporate exploiters profiting off struggle. Bilal Baydoun in Democracy Journal ⤵️ democracyjournal.org/magazine/76/go…
What comes after neoliberalism? Democracy Journal brings together bold thinkers on how to dismantle corporate power, rebuild trust in government, and design policy that serves people, not plutocrats. 🎧Listen at the following link: buff.ly/PelEnuG 1/2
Democracy Journal Nick Hanauer Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Andrea Salinas “For every economic pain point… we should be proposing big ideas with big round numbers,” Nick writes. Because voters don’t want tweaks. They want transformation. So, if you’re ready to start building something new, read this issue of Democracy Journal 7/7 buff.ly/UHMYrjH
Financial regulation often is not some technocratic science where experts can objectively find the “right” answer. These decisions involve fundamentally political tradeoffs -- Provocative new piece by Jeremy Kress Seth Frotman in Democracy Journal. democracyjournal.org/arguments/dont…
Trump has purported to bring "independent" regulatory agencies under White House control. Dems should resist the urge to reflexively restore independence, Seth Frotman and I contend in Democracy Journal. That system was broken long before Trump shattered it. democracyjournal.org/arguments/dont…
From Seth Frotman & Jeremy Kress in Democracy Journal: "When progressives are returned to power, they will face a choice: fight to restore a broken system that never worked for working people, or learn to use the centralized power Trump created." democracyjournal.org/arguments/dont…
Few politicians think about the long term implications of their choices. Trump especially lives in the moment. So what has Trump wrought by ending regulator independence? Empowered agencies that progressives should use, say Seth Frotman and Jeremy Kress in Democracy Journal
I was excited to write this piece for Democracy Journal with my Center for Labor and a Just Economy | HLS colleagues Sharon Block ☮️ and Seema Nanda – explaining the attack on the National Labor Relations Act, and the stakes for workers and our democracy.
New from CLJE: In Democracy Journal, Sharon Block ☮️ and CLJE Fellows Raj Nayak and Seema Nanda discuss the existential threats to the NLRA, the need for innovative state and local policy, and the fundamental importance of unions to a functioning democracy democracyjournal.org/magazine/77/th…
In a new piece for the Democracy Journal, Senior Director Dan Carol argues for using tariff revenues to support communities left behind by globalization and industrial decline. He proposes a “Forgotten America Fund” to direct investment into local economies through performance-based
Nicole Hemmer reviews Tanenhaus: “Tanenhaus chronicles Buckley’s fraught relationship to power and truth, his rapid rise through America’s elite institutions, and his sprawling career as a right-wing revolutionary who expanded his inherited social and economic power” Democracy Journal
