A no-lose fix for the Voting Rights Act
Make Section 4 -- and federal pre-clearance of changes in electoral laws -- apply to all 50 states
Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 8:45 PM UTC 32Politics Voting Rights, voting
Michael Lind
Politics Voting Rights, voting
Charity vs. solidarity: Exploring two philosophies of liberalism
The debate over affirmative action reveals a split among liberals that goes back a century
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 5:49 PM UTC 16Politics Affirmative Action
The secret history of the Bill of Rights
Activists today invoke the 2nd and 4th Amendments as if they're kindred spirits with Madison. Here's the real story
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 85Politics U.S. Constitution
Grow up, Libertarians!
Your philosophy is superficial, juvenile nonsense. Here's what you should focus on instead
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 3:06 PM UTC 458Politics Libertarianism, libertarians
Libertarians: Still a cult
Simply note libertarianism's fatal flaw and you'll get an enraged, hysterical response. They still don't get it
Tuesday, Jun 11, 2013 7:57 PM UTC 596Politics Libertarianism, libertarians
The question libertarians just can’t answer
If your approach is so great, why hasn’t any country anywhere in the world ever tried it?
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 4:17 PM UTC 1373Politics Libertarianism, United Nations
How to make corporations stop ripping you off
We created them and bestow upon them great protections -- and get nothing in return. It's time to change all that
Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:05 PM UTC 13Business corporations, Taxes, Employment
Voting is not a right
Iraq's new constitution has something America's doesn't: The right to vote. Republicans want to keep it that way
Thursday, May 23, 2013 2:45 PM UTC 141Politics George W. Bush, Al Gore
How right-wingers use semantic tricks to kill government
Loaded terminology like "entitlements" and "welfare" skews the debate and alters America. Here's how it works
Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:30 PM UTC 111Business Language, Entitlements
Is revolution coming to the U.S.?
They tend to come in waves, triggered by wars and anti-system protests. It can happen here
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:20 PM UTC 139Elections American Revolution, Communism
Were the Tsarnaevs nuts or revolutionaries?
We may find the Tsarnaevs' ideology deluded, but we should take it seriously if we want to avoid others like them
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 81Politics Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Elite conventional wisdom is losing on Social Security
The crowd calling for cutting benefits is being overtaken by another movement: A proposal to expand the program
Friday, Apr 26, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 70Business Social Security
The world is actually more peaceful than ever
In the aftermath of an awful tragedy, it's hard to remember that political violence is in fact diminishing greatly
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 43News peace, Security, Cold War
Why is Bush still controlling social insurance?
President Obama threatens his legacy by continuing the Bush approach to healthcare and retirement security
Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 10:12 AM UTC 15Business Social Security
Obama making historic mistake on Social Security
The President's proposal to cut the social safety net may someday look as retrograde as Clinton signing DOMA
Friday, Apr 5, 2013 12:15 PM UTC 112Business Social Security
Abolish the 401(k)
The real crisis facing America's aging society is not Social Security, but private retirement plans
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 5:22 PM UTC 146Business Social Security, 401K, Retirement
Safety net cutters are seriously selfish
While Washington "wise men" push cuts to Social Security, the real way to help America is to expand the program
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 34Business Pete Peterson, Social Security
Defeating useless rich people
Taming wealthy, unproductive "moochers" will require a populist campaign to stop them. Here's how we can do it
Monday, Mar 25, 2013 2:00 PM UTC 101Business Labor, Progressives, Taxes
How rich “moochers” hurt America
The 3-point plan of wealthy landlords, lenders and insurance providers -- the true "takers" threatening the nation
Friday, Mar 22, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 73Business Makers vs. Takers, makers, Taxes
Private sector parasites
The real “takers” in America are not poor people dependent on welfare, but the unproductive, rent-extracting rich
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 12:44 PM UTC 108Business rent, Makers vs. Takers, makers
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Michael Lind is the author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States and co-founder of the New America Foundation.
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