The historic labor act faces unprecedented assaults in the Trump era. Here’s what that means for our democracy.

A Journal of Ideas. Arguments Don't Mourn Regulatory Independence Donald Trump has seized control over previously “independent” federal regulators.

Abundance also requires a full reimagining of public and private investment in things like housing, clean energy development, and modernized transportation networks—areas where current market and ...

There are only 7 percent of the [federal] workforce under the age of 30.” Stier’s group is trying to increase young people’s awareness of the opportunities government offers for “making a difference.” ...

President Joe Biden stated at his first presidential press conference in March 2021 that democracy is in a “battle” with autocracy for the future. He continued, “We’ve got to prove democracy works.” A ...

Cohn served as chief counsel to Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s, when the Wisconsin senator was riding roughshod over the ...

Donald Trump has seized control over previously “independent” federal regulators. That’s problematic—but Democrats should resist the urge to revert to the way things were. Sign up for our print ...

Photo by Bennett Honson via CC 2.0 . Progressives have lost power in Washington. Every national institution now lies in the hands of the Republican Party. Given the slim chances of Democrats’ winning ...

In the fall of 2018, University of California, Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez said, to an audience of economists, policymakers, and the press, “If the data don’t fit the theory, change the theory.” ...

The Empire State Building, then the world’s tallest building at 102 stories, was completed in 1931. Building that majestic structure, later called one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the ...

Campaign materials for and against instituting MMP in New Zealand. (Office of the Clerk/Parliamentary Service. Licensed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives and/or the Parliamentary ...

This dramatic fall-off in entrepreneurship is troubling in part because new businesses are a vital engine for new jobs. As the Kauffman Foundation reports, “New and young companies are the primary ...