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Priorities for a Project 2029

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Priorities for a Project 2029 My new Verdict column addresses the question of what can and should be done to mitigate the damage from the Supreme Court's further destruction of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in Louisiana v. Callais. The column is aspirational in that it proposes federal legislation that could not be enacted unless and until Democrats hold a majority in both houses of Congress and the...
This piece presents a thoughtful but ambitious blueprint for systemic reform, grounded in the recognition that the U.S. faces intersecting crises of democracy, inequality, and environmental collapse. The strongest version of this narrative is its insistence on structural solutions—like proportional representation—over incremental fixes, coupled with a clear-eyed assessment of the political and judicial hurdles ahead. The author deserves credit for acknowledging the trade-offs between ideal polic...