Features

• Martin Luther King Jr.: The Prophet as Healer

  Randall Kennedy

  Whether by example or by strategy, Dr. King always looked for opportunities to build bridges.
• Robert F. Kennedy: Teachings for Today

  Peter Edelman

  RFK had an uncanny capacity to reach across racial lines. He learned by listening and empathizing.
• How the Globalists Ceded the Field to Donald Trump

  Robert Kuttner

  Unless the mainstream offers something better, he will be the voice of economic nationalism.
• How Not to Cover America

  Michael Massing

  As local newspapers shrink and many of the national media close local bureaus, we depend increasingly on coverage by reporters who parachute into communities. But even the best are likely to be a step behind events.
• Connecting Public Transit to Great Manufacturing Jobs

  Steven Greenhouse

  Madeline Janis, who pioneered local hiring agreements, is now enlisting cities to have railcars and buses made in America—by union workers.
• Mobility and Social Justice

  Ridesharing Versus Public Transit

  Steven Hill

  How Uber and Lyft tend to widen disparities of race and class in urban transportation systems
• Why America Needs More Social Housing

  Peter Dreier

  Subsidizing market prices to make housing affordable is a losing strategy. There’s a better way—on display for a century in Vienna.
• Catching a Breeze

  Derrick Z. Jackson

  America's belated push to develop offshore wind energy
• Moving People, Not Cars

  Joan Fitzgerald

  Dedicated lanes for bikes and buses are a great idea. But there is only so much city street to go around. The missing link? Limiting cars.
• Putting the Public First in Public-Private Partnerships

  Gabrielle Gurley

  Public-sector competence is needed to make sure citizens get a good deal—and private vendors are no substitute for adequate public funding.
• How to Keep Social Security Secure

  Henry Aaron

  Here’s a plan that eliminates the long-term shortfall in its finances and updates the system for the 21st century.
• West Virginia Teachers Won Their Strike. Now, They’re Rebuilding the Local Economy.

  Kalena Thomhave

  How the American Federation of Teachers has taken the lead in reinvigorating the poorest county in the state
• Sharing the Tech Wealth

  Jordan Ecker

  Tech jobs tend to cluster geographically. Can we spread the benefits around?