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The Opposite of Progressivism? Pessimism

Polls show broad support for progressive ideas. So why aren’t more progressives voting for them?

Why we can’t be okay with other people bearing the brunt of a pandemic or recession.

Less than 1 percent of the population provides most of America’s campaign funds. It looks nothing like the rest of us.

Powerful interests used the Great Recession to hardwire more inequality into our system. This time, let’s do the opposite.

Americans aren’t stocking up on toilet paper because we fear a virus. It’s because we fear our system won’t protect us.

Some lessons from a time when I got it wrong.

Putting politics ahead of science is a prescription for disaster when you face a pandemic.

Millions of Americans are wrongly told they’re ineligible to vote because of past convictions or while awaiting trial.

There are few clearer ways to see an administration’s choices than its budget. Here’s what we found in the president’s.

A bipartisan effort.