January 2015 Archives
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Thursday, Jan 29, 2015, 8:45 AM
First Salvos of the Next Culture War
If immigration is really part of the next culture war, liberals have reason to be optimistic.
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Thursday, Jan 29, 2015, 6:27 AM
Finally, A Real Obama Administration Scandal
In Loretta Lynch’s confirmation hearings, a real scandal came up, but not one that Republicans (or most other people) care about.
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Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015, 6:57 AM
The Conservative Paranoia Machine
Renewed attacks on the jobs numbers are part of a larger and more disturbing trend.
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Friday, Jan 23, 2015, 9:15 AM
Why Do We Search for Great American Novels?
The connection between our search for an American literary canon and our national self-understanding.
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Thursday, Jan 22, 2015, 9:30 AM
The For-Profit College Industry’s New Media Coup
Inside Higher Ed gets disrupted, and a shady industry buys itself a shiny brand.
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Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015, 6:24 AM
The Real Reason to Watch Tuesday’s Speech
With the GOP controlling Congress, Obama’s State of the Union proposals will be dead on arrival. But there is still one very good reason to tune in.
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Thursday, Jan 15, 2015, 10:45 AM
When Does Inequality Threaten Democracy?
A prominent conservative economist reviews Piketty’s work and says: not to worry.
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Monday, Jan 12, 2015, 3:50 PM
Christopher Caldwell Loses It
Is Obama more like Nixon, Gorbachev, or Mao?
Nathan Pippenger
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News
New York Times, Vox Cover Levi’s Essay on Fracking
The New York Times, Vox: Michael Levi’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Fracking and the Climate Debate,” was recently discussed in The New York Times and on Vox.
Events
Liu Discusses Democracy Essay at Aspen Ideas Festival
The Aspen Institute: On June 29, Eric Liu presented his piece from the upcoming Fall 2015 edition of Democracy, “How to Be American,” at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Liu discussed his essay with Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, and an editorial advisory committee member of Democracy.
News
Hanauer and Rolf’s “Shared Security” Idea Catches On
The Washington Post: Nick Hanauer and David Rolf’s Summer 2015 Democracy essay, “Shared Security, Shared Growth” was recently cited on The Washington Post’s Plum Line blog and Fusion.
Passa Caglia on
Obama's Quiet Dismantling of Reaganism (1)
Kenneth Obiakor on
Two Ways of Judging Obama's Foreign Policy (1)
Kendall Baxter on
On Libya, a New Kind of American Leadership (3)