By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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Ted Cruz's Worst Nightmare Is Coming True (Politico)
As Americans get used to having access to affordable health care, repeal will become less and less likely, writes Roosevelt Institute Senior Fellow Richard Kirsch. That's just as Senator Cruz predicted last summer.
AT&T Tries to Bully the Government (Bloomberg View)
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Susan Crawford says the Federal Communications Commission should stand strong and limit how many spectrum licenses any one wireless carrier can buy at its upcoming auction.
Elizabeth Warren is the Teacher (Esquire)
Charles P. Pierce profiles Sen. Warren's work in academia and politics, framing her as an eternal educator. Today, she continues to educate on critical issues like financial reform—but also makes that reform happen.
Elizabeth Warren’s Needed Call for Student Loan Reform (WaPo)
With graduation season upon us, Katrina vanden Heuvel, a member of the Roosevelt Institute's board of directors, praises Sen. Warren's work on student debt, which she says is holding back the economy.
The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World’s Richest (NYT)
Data shows that middle-income people around the world have experienced greater gains over the past three decades than Americans, write David Leonhardt and Kevin Quealy. They tie this to rising income inequality.
Waiter, Am I Subsidizing Your Pay? (Other Words)
Marjorie Elizabeth Wood argues that taxpayers are heavily subsidizing the restaurant industry, which takes advantage of tax loopholes for high CEO pay and doesn't pay its workers a living wage.
- Roosevelt Take: Roosevelt Institute Fellow and Director of Research Susan Holmberg and Roosevelt Institute | Campus Network alumna Lydia Austin discuss the performance pay loophole in their white paper.
The Revolt of the Cities (TAP)
Harold Meyerson looks at the new wave of progressive mayors and city councils, elected primarily with labor community coalitions. He says this new city leadership is reshaping American liberalism.