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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…
“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…
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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“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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On Tuesday, voters across the country will decide whether to make it harder to pass citizen initiatives in their states. While critics say that the initiatives are too costly, @NewAmerica’s Maresa Strano and Mark Schmitt argue that they’re still worth it. democracyjournal.org/argumen…
High schools aren’t serving their purpose anymore. Students are tired, stressed, and bored. Nearly a quarter of high schoolers are chronically absent, and many leave school unprepared for the workforce. So how do we fix it?
Luckily, James Kvaal has steps that the next presidential administration can take to correct course and prepare our students, and our country, for the future.
Kvaal, who was under secretary of education in the Biden Administration, points to high schools across the country that are pioneering better approaches. It’s time to make those schools the standard.
Learn exactly what Kvaal is calling for: buff.ly/R5bbWlC
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Securing durable change after Wall Street wrecks the economy is never easy. Now is the time to improve the odds by ensuring that the spirit of a revived antimonopoly movement animates our response to the next financial collapse. @DemJournal democracyjournal.org/magazin…
Election integrity is undeniably important, but a serious plan to protect it would look very different. Two years ago, Barbara Comstock and Tim Roemer—both former congresspeople—took to our pages to provide just that.
We invite you to take a look at this article from our archive that lays out how the federal government can support election integrity by improving the system from the ground up. buff.ly/9mal3fN
There’s a long historical link between concentrated corporate power and the rise of fascist states, argues Ron Knox, senior researcher and policy advocate at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
As Knox notes, those “who would eventually take power pushed pro-monopoly ideas into the mainstream.”
Now, the Big Tech monopolies and their billionaire executives are gaining influence over government faster than we can comprehend. Just look at Trump’s inauguration guest list.
But Knox doesn’t think that all hope is lost. To find out why, read “How Monopoly Fascism Rose Again”: buff.ly/Q07ifDY