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One small step for Starbucks workers, one giant leap for workers across America
Thank you for subscribing to my newsletter on power, politics, and the real economy. If you’d like to support this work, please consider becoming a p…
4 years, 9 months ago
Office Hours: What will American democracy look like in 2031?
Tomorrow begins Joe Biden’s two-day “Summit for Democracy,” whose avowed goal is to rally the nations of the world against the forces of authoritaria…
4 years, 9 months ago
The heart of a community: a small business
I’ve got a special place near my heart for Dan & Whit’s general store in Norwich, Vermont. It was there for me during my undergraduate years in colle…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Week Ahead: A test for the American system
Friends,
You will hear lots of reports this week about whether the economy is strengthening or weakening, whether Biden’s “Build Back Better” bill wil…
4 years, 9 months ago
The most important choice ahead
Which of these alternatives sounds more radical to you — abolishing the filibuster to save our democracy, or destroying our democracy to save the fil…
4 years, 9 months ago
The biggest change during my 50 years in and around American politics
My start in American politics occurred 50 years ago this month, in December 1971, when on winter break from law school I volunteered for the incipien…
4 years, 9 months ago
A Thanksgiving Toast
Friends,
If your family and friends are anything like mine, there will be lots of talk over turkey dinner. Some of it will be gossip. Some of it will…
4 years, 10 months ago
The Week Ahead: The big split
Official Washington will be quiet this week, but the fallout from the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict will continue to divide America along the Trumpian fau…
4 years, 10 months ago
The BS you're now hearing about how the Democrats can woo back the working class
One of the most important consequences of an election is its effect on conventional wisdom about how the losing political party must change in order …
4 years, 10 months ago
The Week Ahead: Power politics in Glasgow, Virginia, and Washington
If you want to know what’s really going on, don’t pay attention to political speeches or news headlines. Look instead at any underlying reallocation …
4 years, 10 months ago