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First Principles: Arguing the Economy
As the economy begins to show signs of life, it's important that progressives own the recovery. Despite the fact that conservative policies plunged us into the economic crisis, the right's ideas continue to dominate the discourse. It's time for new ideas and arguments that can restore broad-based prosperity, and for a sharper critique of conservative economics.
- Andrei Cherny: Individual Age Economics
- David Madland: Growth and the Middle Class
- Elaine C. Kamarck: Three Fights We Can Win
- Paul Pierson: Inequality and Its Casualties
- Jonathan Chait: The Triumph of Taxophobia
Rethinking Taxes: Proud to Pay
With Tax Day approaching, we offer two ideas that aim to change the American taxpayer's attitude toward paying taxes: a taxpayer receipt, and the ability to choose where some of your taxes go.
Metro Connection
With Washington paralyzed by gridlock, states—and the metropolitan areas that power them—need to take the lead in rebuilding the economy.
Fed Up
The Federal Reserve is shrouded in obscurity. That’s partly its fault—but it’s partly progressives’ fault, too.
Twain’s Gilded Age, and Ours
The sage of Hannibal wasn’t right about everything, but we could use a dose of his outrage today.
Strength Through Restraint
America can scale back its global ambitions and still emerge stronger. In fact, it’s the only way.
In Defense of Tenure
It might be under attack, but academic tenure is essential to preserving academic freedom.
Corps Values
A pioneer of social entrepreneurship reflects on his career and the future of public service.
The “Hood Robin” Economy
No one can agree on the causes of inequality, but its effects are indisputable: more policies that benefit the already rich.
Editor’s Note
Michael Tomasky introduces Issue #20.
Federal Case
The neoliberal approach to governing ignores a crucial fact: Government is best when it is big. A response to Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer.
Red, White, and Blue Collar
The working class became more diverse in the 1970s—but we can’t wish away the fact that it declined as well. A response to Jennifer Klein.
Letters to the Editor
Letters from our readers
Making History
The right has been relentless in explaining American history through a conservative prism.
Bourne Again
The choice of the scalpel over the machete was consistent with the President’s sensibility. That we could wield it with such care and accuracy—after a decade of flubs, of wild machete swings, of failure after failure—was just as surprising as the outcome of the mission.
The Death of Fear
While it is always strange to celebrate a death, the death of a terrible fear is very much worth celebrating.
Democracy Editor Tomasky Joins Newsweek/Daily Beast
We’re pleased to announce that Editor Michael Tomasky will be joining Newsweek/The Daily Beast as special correspondent, writing pieces for The Daily Beast and columns and features for Newsweek. He will continue as Democracy’s editor.
News
Democracy on bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and 9/11
A sampling of our best pieces on Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and 9/11 and its consequences.
News
NPR’s “All Things Considered” Talks Taxpayer Receipt
On Friday, April 15, NPR host Robert Siegel interviewed David Kendall on the idea of a tax receipt on the show All Things Considered. Kendall and co-author Ethan Porter, contributing editor at Democracy, outlined their idea in our Spring 2011 Issue [“Seeing Where The Money Went,” Issue #20].
Events
Liu, Hanauer Discuss “More What, Less How” Government at NDN Event
On March 9, NDN hosted a panel discussion featuring Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer, making their case for a new theory of progressive government, as first published in our Winter 2011 Issue [“The “More What, Less How” Government,” Issue #19].
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Washington Post Op-Ed: Porter and Kendall on Taxpayer Receipt
In the Spring Issue of Democracy, out in newsstands this week, Ethan Porter, contributing editor at Democracy, and David Kendall of Third Way have an essay promoting the idea of a taxpayer receipt. In the March 13 edition of The Washington Post, Porter and Kendall preview the idea in an op-ed.
