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  • Democracy & Government
    Enhancing Turnout: A Primary Concern
    August 16, 2016
    | Allegra Chapman
    Fixing not only voter registration but the nominating calendar itself could be the key to boosting the number of Americans who cast ballots on Election Day.
  • Economy & Work
    The Free Trade Myth, Explained
    August 16, 2016
    | Gail Ablow
    In response to a reader's question, we tackle "free trade” and “fair trade” and take a quick look at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade pact that President Obama is energetically pushing.
  • Society
    Donald Trump Is a Selfie of America
    August 12, 2016
    | Thomas Singer
    A psychoanalyst concludes that Trump is the modern incarnation of Narcissus — an intrusive, omnipresent and terrible-to-behold mirror image of America’s worst public face.
  • Inequality
    America's Enormous Racial Wealth Gap
    August 11, 2016
    | Joshua Holland
    Just as past public policies created the racial wealth gap, current policy widens it.
  • Inequality
    The Other Olympic Refugee Story
    August 9, 2016
    | Dave Zirin
    Don’t let heart-warming coverage of the Refugee Olympic Team distract from the other refugee crisis the IOC helped create.
  • Democracy & Government
    "My Flag’s Bigger Than Yours" and Other Patriotic Myths
    August 8, 2016
    | Lynn Sherr
    Some say the Democrats flipped the script at last month's convention by recapturing the flag from Republicans. The thing is, writes Lynn Sherr, that stuff belongs to all of us.
  • Economy & Work
    Why Some American Olympians Had to Crowdfund Their Way to Rio
    August 8, 2016
    | Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn
    "When asked to play for your country, you just don't think twice about it."
  • Democracy & Government
    The Decay of American Politics
    August 5, 2016
    | Andrew Bacevich
    An ode to Ike and Adlai.
  • Inequality
    Cities Need More Public Transit, Not More Uber
    August 4, 2016
    | Kevin Cashman
    Affordable transportation shouldn't be a privilege, but a right for all people of all economic backgrounds.
  • Democracy & Government
    What the Democratic Party Could Learn From Expats
    August 3, 2016
    | Adam Eichen and Bob Vallier
    Votes from Democrats Abroad often make the critical difference in close contests — and demonstrate that every vote counts.


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