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We continue our series on AI, focusing on how we might manage AI's impact on our society.

May 20

Watch Sherrilyn Ifill’s extraordinary talk on the state of American democracy and what to do about it.

May 10

We continue our series on AI, focusing on the implications of this new technology to society.

May 6

The Supreme Court is an instrument of minority rule, made more consequential by its growing power over our democracy. We discuss proposals to rein in…

Feb 4

The Supreme Court has become the most powerful branch of government and has become an instrument of minority rule.

Jan 21

Starting from a simple flat-rate tax system, we discuss how to create subsidies that help people who need help, not high-earners who don't need help.

Oct 1, 2022

Our current tax system is complicated and opaque, the better to hide many gifts to high earners. Radical simplification would be a first step to a tax…

Sep 17, 2022

Inequality ramped up starting in the early 80's; GDP growth has dropped since then. Coincidence or cause?

Aug 6, 2022

Why So Many People are Angry About the Economy

Jul 16, 2022

Proposals to change the tax system to incentivize corporations to accept limits on political spending.

Jun 18, 2022

How our campaign finance system turns money into power without accountability

Jun 4, 2022

How our tax system helps people become oligarchs

Apr 2, 2022

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