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Nov 2, 2025 - Washington DC is building more homes per capita than Houston—not with bottom-up zoning reform but with top-down government action.

Nov 4, 2025 - In We the People, Jill Lepore argues the Constitution isn’t the parchment paper, but the evolving democratic imagination of the people.

Jan 9, 2022 - Teachers across the country earn grad degrees to get raises. Turns out those degrees don’t improve student learning—they just fatten universities’ bottom...

Nov 21, 2025 - Daily chaos from Trump keeps overshadowing damning investigations into his national security and justice failures. Consequences are mounting.

Nov 13, 2025 - Trump’s attacks on universities promise to “save” higher ed. That same logic from DeSantis has nearly destroyed The New College of Florida.

Oct 21, 2025 - Julia Ioffe’s much-anticipated memoir and history of Russia offers an original take on America’s long-time adversary

Aug 20, 2025 - The Washington Monthly is pleased to welcome nominations for the 2025 Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing. The

Jan 9, 2022 - GETTING TO THE HEART OF PARTISAN DIFFERENCES…. Sen. Mike Lee (R) of Utah, just a week on the job, was overshadowed a bit during the midterm season. His...

Oct 30, 2025 - Cory Doctorow’s "Enshittification" explains why Tech platforms like Google and Amazon rot over time—squeezing users, businesses, and workers.

Nov 25, 2025 - Mamdani and Khan consider using long-standing powers to end monopolistic pricing at NYC stadiums. Cue the neoliberal freakout.

Nov 5, 2025 - A degree is costly, to both students and taxpayers. Here’s the only college ranking that shows which institutions provide good value to both.

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Nov 21, 2025 - As Mamdani meets Trump, Vance cycles through conflicting explanations for high prices—and voters aren’t buying it.

Nov 10, 2025 - Professor and journalist Paul Starr on the deeper historical roots of what will be called the Trump Era—whether we like it or not.

Nov 4, 2025 - Tim Wu’s "The Age of Extraction" argues that Big Tech’s dominance is squeezing businesses, distorting markets, and destabilizing democracy.

Nov 2, 2025 - Biden policies put the U.S. in a strong position, but Trump is destroying the American battery industry and good American jobs.

Aug 30, 2025 - We rank schools on their contribution to the public good in four categories: access, affordability, outcomes, and promoting public service.

Aug 28, 2023 - Welcome to the Washington Monthly’s annual College Guide and Rankings, where we rate schools based on what they do for the country. It’s our answer to U.S....

Aug 27, 2023 - Since 2005, the Washington Monthly has ranked colleges based on what they do for the country. It’s our answer to U.S News & World Report, which relies on crude...

Jul 18, 2025 - Since 2005, the Washington Monthly has ranked colleges based on what they do for the country. It’s our answer to U.S News & World Report, which relies on crude...

Jan 9, 2022 - Support for child-labor laws was taken as a given for much of the 20th century. The fact that this seems to be changing is getting kind of creepy. Marie...

Jun 27, 2024 - New tutoring programs funded by the Biden administration and governors of both parties are shrinking the achievement gap in America’s schools. They could be...

Jan 9, 2022 - Support for child-labor laws was taken as a given for much of the 20th century. Not anymore. Newt Gingrich proposed a plan Friday that would allow poor...

Oct 2, 2025 - Trump’s H-1B visa plan would worsen the STEM worker shortage, hurt innovation, and weaken America’s economy.

Aug 15, 2025 - The Washington Monthly’s “Higher Ed Q&A” is a Special Advertising Section, where leaders in higher education answer questions on different topics...

Aug 26, 2025 - The best colleges for research aren’t just in blue states—and neither is the damage from the Trump administration's cuts.

Jul 14, 2025 - Ezra Klein and abundance liberals blame red tape for broadband delays. But the real story behind Biden’s BEAD program is far more complicated.

Nov 20, 2025 - Trump is denying most seeking refugee status—but granting preferences for white South Africans and Europeans who oppose migration.

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Aug 24, 2025 - We rank colleges according to how well they help nonwealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.

Feb 19, 2026 - I've learned Trump will kill Netflix’s bid for Warner and help Paramount win, giving him control of Fox, CBS, CNN, and TikTok.

Nov 2, 2025 - Republican tax cuts and immigration crackdowns have deepened Social Security’s crisis. How to fix it without punishing working Americans.

Washington Monthly ranks Stanislaus State No. 4 in the West for “Best Bang for the Buck,” in its annual “College Guide and Rankings” for delivering...

Nov 2, 2025 - In "The Mismeasurement of America," Gene Ludwig argues that statistics fail to capture the financial struggles of most ordinary Americans.

Sep 15, 2025 - As AI makes essays unreliable, colleges are asking for video essays. But does this just give rich kids another leg up?

Nov 2, 2025 - Nick Thompson was an above-average runner who suddenly, in middle age, started breaking world records.

Aug 6, 2025 - Union Pacific’s $250 billion merger with Norfolk Southern will likely cause delays, consolidation, and higher costs instead of efficiency.

Aug 25, 2025 - We rank colleges according to how well they help nonwealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.

Oct 16, 2025 - Both the ongoing government shutdown and Trump’s grim 2026 budget with its painful cuts will hurt the economy.

Jan 12, 2022 - How Republicans Made Congress Stupid

Dec 12, 2024 - 2024 may end with the fewest public mass shootings in 20 years. Explore the impact of red flag laws on gun violence trends in the U.S.

Nov 4, 2025 - Instead of chasing MAGA-style virality, Democrats should lead the fight to reform the toxic online world politics now depends on.

Sep 2, 2022 - “Dual enrollment” programs are the hottest reform in education. But they haven’t worked for lower-income students of color—until now.

Nov 2, 2025 - Yes, AI is disrupting entry-level work. But don’t mistake short-term chaos for collapse. The college wage premium still holds.

Jun 16, 2025 - Antitrust advocates rejoice at the second decision against the $1.8 trillion behemoth in less than a year.

Jun 27, 2022 - With his vast investment in The Washington Post’s digital publishing technology, the Amazon founder could soon control the backbone of most large American...

Jan 9, 2022 - THE CHILD-LABOR-LAW FIGHT…. There’s something disturbing about even having to type that headline. It is, after all, the 21st century, and the very idea that...

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Nov 17, 2025 - A populist reaction to Trump is brewing. Liberal governments in Europe, Canada, and elsewhere need to join the fight.

Jun 26, 2025 - Trump's FTC just killed a landmark antitrust case that could have leveled the playing field for small grocers.

Nov 2, 2025 - Amy Coney Barrett’s book, "Listening to the Law," claims the Supreme Court is above politics. Its very existence proves otherwise.

Jun 3, 2025 - To truly end the age of Trump and his loyal oligarchy, Democrats must relearn the language and levers of power.