By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal
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Did Obama’s Response to Ferguson Fall Short? (Melissa Harris-Perry)
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren questions why President Obama has avoided unequivocal language to condemn the police state in Ferguson. His segment begins at 6:40.
Why the Liberal Love for Rand Paul is Wrong (MSNBC)
Senator Paul blames big government for what he calls the "erosion" of Black civil liberties, but Dorian Warren counters that local governments do plenty to earn the distrust of the Black community.
Phony Capitalism (Harper's Magazine)
In this excerpt from his recent white paper, Roosevelt Institute Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz suggests better tax policies could lead to a less economically stratified economy.
‘Slack’ in Job Market Hurts Wage Growth, Chicago Fed Paper Says (WSJ)
The paper notes that the slack labor market, with so many unemployed, has an even stronger impact on wage growth for those whose wages are already low, reports Pedro da Costa.
Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think (The Nation)
Michelle Chen says that Ryan's proposal for welfare reform marks poor people as the problem in need of fixing, rather than the economic and social structures that hold up poverty.
20 Tax Dodgers: $240 Million for CEOs, Big Loss for the American People (The Fine Print)
Scott Klinger ties tax-deductible CEO pay to a USA Today list of companies that paid no federal income taxes last quarter, and says the combination highlights just how broken our tax system is today.
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Rioting Mainly for Fun and Profit: The Neoconservative Origins of Our Police Problem
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Mike Konczal ties increased use of police force to neoconservative notions of the "urban crisis" as a failure of liberalism to be targeted with harsh enforcement.
Suspensions are Keeping Students of Color from their Diplomas
Roosevelt Institute Summer Academy Fellow Bassem El Remesh argues that Minnesota needs to adopt stricter rules for when suspensions are permitted due to the impact on graduation rates.