Can You Hear Them Now?
Good. The Verizon strike is in its second week, and Patricia Hart argues it’s time for politicians to start listening to workers.
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Lights, Camera, Politics
Question from Leila Pedersen: Are conservative voters in California starstruck?
Opening Doors (and Accounts) at Tax Time
Basic tools for financial management should not be a privilege.
Why Work for Welfare Doesn’t Work
The orientation of public assistance around work is a long-held vestige of how we assign responsibility for one’s poverty.
Audio Recording: Breaking the Silence Surrounding Antenatal Depression
What can be done to ease the damaging guilt, shame, and stigma surrounding depression during pregnancy?
Where Are the Girls?
And why, asks Jane Greenway Carr, aren’t more in positions of political and pecuniary power?
American Amnesia
According to a new book by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, what's good for business and what's good for Americans has become misaligned.
On The Frontier
For some, emerging markets appear to be a turbulent and risky frontier; for others, they represent an opportunity.
The Psychological Argument for a Universal Basic Income
Olivia Barrow articulates the connection between scarcity in the budget and brain.
How Egg Freezing Became a Matter of National Security
As combat opens to women, Jane Greenway Carr looks at a progressive policy that might make the military a more open place for all serving.
To Change Poor Students’ Perceptions, Change Their Realities
When it comes to helping poor youths believe in a better life, Patricia Hart writes, we need to give them something tangible to believe in.
Mariani Appointed New America Vice President
New America announced today that Tyra Mariani is being appointed to a newly created Vice President position to drive strategic initiatives.
Democracy Reinvented
For participatory budgeting to work, a healthy American democracy is a must, according to a new book by Hollie Russon-Gilman.
The Return on Investment in Affordable Housing
Reid Cramer and Patricia Hart look at the true cost of lack of affordable housing in America.