Many conservatives may see Gavin Newsom as the epitome of the progressive Left, with some even calling his policies “communist.” read more »
Economics
Cities Aren't Dying But They Do Face Challenges
You’ve probably seen photos or videos of huge homeless encampments in America’s cities, like the ones in this Daily Mail article about Portland. read more »
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Nurturing California Industries - Report
California has the opportunity to maintain and grow industries that can provide future jobs to middle class citizens and make the state more competitive. Below is an excerpt from this newly released report. read more »
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Does Manufacturing Matter? A Tale of Four Cities
Following is an excerpt from Michael Lind's new book, Hell to Pay: How the Suppression of Wages is Destroying America. read more »
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Tory Autocracy
Over the past century, and even before, conservative political movements thrived by challenging the Left’s appeal to the working and middle class. Virtually all the successful movements on the democratic Right read more »
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Mothers, Electrified
When I met Rehena Jamadar, she was 44 years old. A soft-spoken, elegant woman, she had her first child, a girl, when she was 16. read more »
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What Really Divides America
For almost a decade, the West has been engaged in a deepening conflict. Sometimes it flares up as a political debate; sometimes as a culture war. read more »
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Wisconsin Town Fights Big Solar
When I arrived at the Christiana Town Hall yesterday afternoon, Mark A. Cook, the town chairman, and two local landowners, John Barnes, and Roxann Engelstad, were ready and waiting. read more »
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Class Ceilings
Most of us have stopped believing in the myth of the meritocracy. The myth promises that the ablest or most intelligent or hardest working get ahead of the rest. read more »
Jamie Dimon's Climate Corporatism
Deep Throat never said, “follow the money.”
That phrase, which has become one of the most famous axioms in politics and journalism, was featured in the 1976 movie “All the President’s Men,” which starred Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford. read more »
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