Are Americans Rethinking Who They Are?

“Consumers” and “taxpayers” can’t save a republic

This is bad policy and bad politics, as my friend Marty Longman wrote last week. Two hundred bucks weekly is better than a payroll tax cut. No one would see that (especially if they’re unemployed). But people would see less money coming in amid a pandemic, recession, and housing crisis just ...
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Are Americans Rethinking Who They Are?

The Corporate Outer Circle Goes to Washington

Trump and the Divided Politics of the Corporate Elite

Trump’s background in business is, by now, very familiar: Trump owns and manages the Trump Organization, a privately held real estate and development conglomerate. The Trump Organization’s control over billions of dollars in assets and thousands of employees make Trump a member of what sociologists call the corporate elite. These ...
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The Corporate Outer Circle Goes to Washington