The Future of Progressive States: Public Policies to Create Jobs and Expand Opportunity

Progressive state and local governments strive to build economies that create jobs, boost incomes, foster educational opportunity and strengthen government’s fiscal base. With continued congressional gridlock, the progressive agenda for these laboratories of democracy is more important than ever. Maryland Governor and former Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley discusses how states can secure the middle class and promote new and shared prosperity.

Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerOctober 18, 2013democracy, economic growth, economic influence, economy, education, fiscal policy, government, jobs, local government, middle class, O’Malley, policies, politics, prosperity, public education, state governmentComment

Respect and the City: Race, Class, and Development in Detroit... and NYC

Detroit and New York are both iconic American cities with long histories of tension at the intersections of race and class, labor and capital. In tough economic times, competition for resources and power can be fierce. How do groups demand respect and gain economic influence?

Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerSeptember 13, 2012capital, Center for New York City Affairs, class, CNYCA, communities, community infrastructure, Detroit, economic influence, globalization, labor, NYC, policies, public policy, race, The New School, urban developmentComment

Markets, State and Democracy: Lessons from the Economic Crisis

The libertarian model asserts that heavy state intervention in the economy is a threat to human liberty. But the recent history of market-based democracies has shown almost the reverse. The supposedly “small-state” model of the US has instead opened the door to massive inequalities of income, wealth and power.

Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerDecember 3, 2009businesses, democracy, economic influence, economy, Henry Cohen Lecture, income, inequalities, inequality, Jeffrey Sachs, policies, politics, power, public policy, state, wealthComment

Community Development and the Mega City

With large-scale developments underway in every borough, the physical face of New York City is already changing on a scale unseen in decades—even as the Bloomberg administration is planning for sustainable growth of nearly a million more residents by 2030. What are the implications formore livable neighborhoods and community renewal?