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The Democrats Have a Problem. Populism Isn't the Solution.
Some things matter more than winning.
Joshua Morganstein
Dec 7, 20244 min read
Trump sold his soul to Big Oil. Our planet will pay the price.
President Biden and Big Oil had a truce. Now President-elect Trump has a deal.
Rachel Supnick
Dec 7, 20243 min read
Frances Perkins and the Cost of a Five-Dollar Dress
Frances Perkins (1880-1965)
Gabriel Goldstein
Dec 6, 20244 min read
Puritans Were Heroes, Not Weirdos
To save our democracy, look to Plymouth Rock.
Shiv Parihar
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Alice Paul: The National Grassroots Organizer
Alice Paul (1885-1977)
Caren Ensing
Nov 21, 20244 min read
To Win Elections, Embrace Left Populism
Instead of shifting right, Democrats should champion policies that appeal to working-class voters.
Evan Sevaly
Nov 21, 20245 min read
We Have to Disagree Better
The CMC community must re-commit itself to constructive dialogue.
Scott Sloop
Nov 17, 20243 min read
Overeducated and Underinformed
CMC students reacted with shock and disbelief to the results of the 2024 election. We should have seen it coming.
Julia Mehlman
Nov 15, 20243 min read
Trump Pledges to Oppose “Radical” Education and Defend “American Tradition”
Donald Trump’s re-election manifesto proposes major changes to educational policies in the U.S.
Ambika Gupta
Nov 5, 20242 min read
Visualizing CMC’s Political “Gender Gap”
Young men and women are drifting apart politically—CMC students are no different.
Henry Long
Oct 25, 20243 min read
Interview: Jonathan Gienapp
For Constitution Day, historian and law professor Jonathan Gienapp delivered a critique of originalism at the Athenaeum.
Joshua Morganstein
Oct 25, 202410 min read
Patsy Mink: Title IX's Misremembered Maven
Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002)
Nicole Jonassen
Oct 25, 20245 min read
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