Trump Is Losing the White Working Class
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November/December 2025 Print Edition
In this issue
Draining the Online Swamp
Justice Barrett’s Campaign Biography
Running Out of People
Measuring the Vibecession
Education
The Real Cause of Grade Inflation
The “easy A” isn’t a cultural problem or an elite pathology. It’s the predictable result of how American universities now organize teaching, labor, and money.
Politics
Why Minneapolis Indictments Are Coming
Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner on the ins and outs of prosecuting crimes committed by law enforcement.
Podcast
How Democrats Lost Rural Voters—and How to Win Them Back
Neglect and disdain of rural voters have driven them from the Democratic party, argue authors Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown. That’s bad news for democracy.
Why Democrats need to win back rural voters | Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown – Washington Monthly
- Why Democrats need to win back rural voters | Suzanne Mettler and Trevor Brown
- A promising new strategy to end super PACs and dark money in politics | Lawrence Lessig
- The case against billionaires | Chuck Collins
- Government is, in fact, broken | Hannah Garden-Monheit
- Tough Medicine for Democrats: “Too liberal” and “out of touch” | Simon Bazelon
Law and Justice
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, A Moment to Reflect on the Constitution
The Constitution is occasionally amended and continually interpreted, and it still offers hope for the future.
The Monopolized Economy
The Case for Capping Credit Card Interest Rates
Credit card rates have soared to record levels, draining household budgets and padding bank profits. Laissez-faire policies aren’t protecting consumers.
Health Care
Another Threat to VA Health Care
Legislation would supercharge reckless privatization, leading to poorer health for veterans and a staggering bill for taxpayers.
Russia’s War on Ukraine
Germany’s Rearmament Is Stunning
The country is determined to strengthen its armed forces in the wake of Moscow’s aggression and Washington’s volatility, but doing so doesn’t come easily to a nation chastened by its past.
Books
How New York City Got Safe
A historical reconstruction of the Big Apple’s crime decline, told from inside the institutions responsible for public safety.
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