The Flawed Genius of the Constitution
The document counted my great-great-grandfather as three-fifths of a free person. But the Framers don’t own the version we live by today. We do. The document is our responsibility now.
America’s Plastic Hour Is Upon Us
The country is at a low point. But we may be on the cusp of an era of radical reform that repairs our broken democracy.
The New Reconstruction
The United States has its best opportunity in 150 years to belatedly fulfill its promise as a multiracial democracy.
Get Ready for the Great Urban Comeback
Visionary responses to catastrophes have changed city life for the better.
The New Southern Strategy
How Black mayors in the South are leveraging both the power of office and the power of the street to achieve overdue changes
Power Shortage
Women’s rights are human rights. But rights are nothing without the power to claim them.
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We Killed the Middle Class. Here’s How We Can Revive It.
By helping one another reach our full potential, we’ll help the whole country get its swagger back.
Incremental Change Is a Moral Failure
Mere reform won’t fix policing.
America Needs a Rebirth of Public Service
We need every ounce of talent and energy to not only rebuild but reinvent our society.
If Biden Wins, He’ll Have to Put the World Back Together
His post-pandemic agenda will have to be a master class in redesign.