The Return of the Octopus
Vol.
No.
29
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Winter 2018
Notebook
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The Other Imperiled Immigrants
For no good reason, other than spite and symbolism, Trump goes after Central American immigrants with Temporary Protected Status. -
Donald Trump Is No Friend of a Better NAFTA
We do need to repair or replace what's wrong with the mother of bad trade deals. But don't be fooled by Trump's posturing. -
The Full Employment Solution
Truly fixing the American economy requires full employment, as Franklin Roosevelt proposed 74 years ago. And that can't be done through the private sector alone.
Culture
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The Poverty on Disney’s Doorstep
TAP Goes to the Oscars: The Florida Project is a film about life as a poor kid. It doesn’t erase the innocence of childhood—or the harshness of poverty. -
Up Against Big Tech
The old challenges of concentrated economic and political power now confront us in new forms. -
No Big-Game Hunting at Justice
How federal prosecutors let major white-collar criminals off the hook and stick shareholders with the costs of corporate crime -
Is Manufacturing’s Future All Used Up?
Though the efforts to revive our much shrunken industrial sector may seem quixotic, manufacturing still matters to the nation’s economy—and its psyche.
Features
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Big Tech: The New Predatory Capitalism
The tech giants are menacing democracy, privacy, and competition. Can they be housebroken? -
Saving the Free Press From Private Equity
Navigating the digital transition is a huge challenge for newspapers. Absentee ownership by private equity predators makes it all but impossible. -
The New Reformer DAs
As cities grow more progressive, a new breed of prosecutors are winning office and upending the era of lock-’em-up justice. They may hold the key to resisting Trump’s mania for mass incarceration. -
The Two Sides of Immigration Policy
We need to legalize the undocumented already here, but open borders will mean lower wages for American workers. -
A Fabulous Failure: Clinton’s 1990s and the Origins of Our Times
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The Forgotten Origins of the Constitution on Campus
Foes of hateful speech should remember how free expression was protected on campus in the first place—through the civil rights movement. -
The New Health Care AgendaThe New Health Care Agenda
A New Strategy for Health Care
Looking beyond Trump, Democrats ought to focus on opening Medicare to people at age 50 and capping excessive health-care prices. -
The New Health Care Agenda
The Road to Medicare for Everyone
Here’s how we get past the political obstacles that have kept America from making affordable health care a right. -
The New Health Care Agenda
The Next Big Thing in Health Reform: Where to Start?
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The New Health Care Agenda
Capping Provider Payment: An Alternative to a Public Option
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The New Health Care Agenda
Health-Care Reform’s Disability Blind Spot
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The New Health Care Agenda
Buying Into Medicaid: A Viable Path for Universal Coverage
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Redemption for Offenders and Victims
A new variation on an age-old tradition helps criminal defendants redeem their lives, far more effectively than prison does. -
The Battle of the Georgetown Mill
To black workers in this picturesque South Carolina town, the unionized steel mill anchors their community. To the town’s white civic leaders, it blocks Georgetown’s gentrification. For the past two years, they’ve been fighting it out. -
Gateway To Nowhere on the Hudson
Donald Trump could well kill more funds for the construction of critical rail infrastructure projects—which doesn’t bode well for the Northeast. -
The Congressional Review Act: A Damage Assessment
How Trump’s Republicans have used an obscure Gingrich-era law to eviscerate health, safety, labor, environmental, and financial protections
