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This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Less than half of Americans trust…

By W. D. Ehrhart I was reading a book recently by Jerry Mikorenda called America’s First Freedom Rider. It tells the story of Elizabeth Jennings…

Ohio shows it is becoming increasingly common for lawmakers across the nation to not only ignore the will of the people but to work against it.

Voters don’t always have final say – state legislatures and governors are increasingly undermining ballot measures that win

Supporters of Issue 1, which would codify reproductive rights, including abortion, in the Ohio Constitution, cheer election results on Nov. 7, 2023. Andrew Spear/Getty Images Less than half of …

The label may say more about our own capacity for empathy than about the problem at hand.

The 74 is partnering with Stanford University’s Hoover Institution to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the ‘A Nation At Risk’ report. Hoover’s A Nation At Risk +40 research initiative spotlights insights and analysis from experts, educators and policymakers as to what evidence shows about the broader impact of 40 years of education reform and how […]

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Biden’s industrial policy program promises a massive shift from decades of neoliberal orthodoxy. Can it deliver inclusive gains in time?

Article: Looking Backward, Looking Forward: 2023, 2024, Before and Beyond - In 1888, Edward Bellamys forward-looking novel, Looking Backward 2000-1887, made a sensational impact in an American society reeling from the ravages of the Gilded Ages barbarous Capitalism and Social Darwinism. Bellamys Boston of the futuristic year 2000 - as conveyed to us by time-traveler Julian West - gives us a utopian vision of universal justice, shared wealth, religious harmony, and global peace.