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Dodd-Frank failed. Monopolization has consumed the financial sector. We need a new way forward to create an economy that serves the people and not Wall Street. Luckily, @CarterD has some ideas on how to get there.
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Tuesday’s election saw a massive blue wave across the country. @RooseveltFwd President Elizabeth Wilkins argues there’s an opportunity to go beyond narrow affordability politics and build a twenty-first century New Deal. democracyjournal.org/argumen…
“Americans—the Democratic Party in particular—must take decisive action if we’re to avoid teetering over the precipice of monopoly fascism where we as a country are currently perched,” writes @ronmknox. democracyjournal.org/magazin…
“Glaude has too little faith in the capacity of Black populations themselves to durably shift the course of the nation,” writes @LesterSpence on Eddie Glaude Jr.’s book America, U.S.A. democracyjournal.org/magazin…
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Why the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking to update a vague and archaic rule.
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Some people seem to think the age of equality should be over. Actually, some people have thought this for a very long time. democracyjournal.org/magazin…
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The midterms are over, and Democrats have an opportunity to put forward an economic agenda that actually delivers for working people.
So this week, we revisit a 2024 @DemJournal episode on how middle-out economics offers a roadmap for delivering results.
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ALT Symposium poster titled "The Middle-Out Moment Is Here," with the tagline "Building an Economy That Works for Workers." The handle @PitchforkEconomics is visible at the top. The background features a red and blue color scheme.
Who should bear the financial risk of an investment—shareholders or customers? The answer seems obvious, but when it comes to public utilities, it’s customers who have been left on the hook, writes Marissa Gillett.
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“We have an economy that responds to the imperatives of Wall Street rather than people’s desire to lead dignified lives,” writes @CarterD. democracyjournal.org/magazin…
“Winning elections is one thing,” writes @ewwilkins, “using the time before the next presidential election to demonstrate what you stand for, deliver tangible results, and build the foundation for a governing agenda is another.” democracyjournal.org/argumen…
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In the next 20 years, America will need many hundreds of gigawatts of new electricity. Where will it come from? Nuclear energy is the most obvious option, but old regulatory requirements stand in the way. democracyjournal.org/argumen…
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Democrats swept the 1930 midterms—but it was what then-governor Franklin Roosevelt did next that mattered most. Here’s what today’s progressives can learn from his example. democracyjournal.org/argumen…
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“Every tactic Vaheesan documents from a century ago is still being run today even as the power sector faces arguably its biggest test since the New Deal,” writes Marissa Gillett in her review of @sandeepvaheesan’s Democracy in Power. democracyjournal.org/magazin…
For decades, overblown fear of radiation has essentially halted the construction of new nuclear power plants. It’s time to rethink one of the rules responsible, write Bill Budinger, Dr. Paul Bauman, and Ray Rothrock. democracyjournal.org/argumen…
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In 2008 issue of @DemJournal I wrote this article on development subsidies. I watched towns in Oklahoma race to the bottom to attract businesses. It applies even more so today, with the datacenter boom. As I said then: "Globalization has exacerbated a long-standing tension between immobile communities and mobile capital."
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It's Election Day. Today, voters in several states will decide whether to make ballot initiatives harder to pass. @MaresaStrano and Mark Schmitt break down why despite the cost, they are worth it for @DemJournal: democracyjournal.org/argumen…
What’s behind the crackdown on ballot initiatives—and why it’s misguided. democracyjournal.org/argumen…
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It’s Election Day! While waiting in line for the polls, take a dive into our archive with this piece that lays out how the federal government can support election integrity by improving the system from the ground up. democracyjournal.org/magazin…
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More taxes! democracyjournal.org/magazin…
“The current debate has focused too much on making initiatives harder to use—and as a result more expensive—and not enough on making them accessible to all,” write @MaresaStrano and @mschmitt9.
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