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The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution: Reconstructing the Economic Foundations of American Democracy

William E. Forbath, Joseph Fishkin

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Cover of "The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution" by Joseph Fishkin and William E. Forbath.

American Social Democracy and Its Imperial Roots

This post is part of a symposium on “The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution,” a new book by Joseph Fishkin and William E. Forbath.

by Aziz Rana via LPE Project on April 19, 2022

A close up picture of the beginning of the U.S. Constitution

The Constitution Was Meant to Guard Against Oligarchy

A new book aims to recover the Constitution’s pivotal role in shaping claims of justice and equality.

by Chris Lehmann via The New Republic on February 10, 2022

Engraving of "We the People," in which the words "We" and "the" are painted over.

How Do We Survive the Constitution?

In “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt argue that the document has doomed our politics. But it can also save them.

by Corey Robin via The New Yorker on October 4, 2023

Eric Foner sits in an arm chair on stage during an interview, holding a microphone.

“Originalism Is Intellectually Indefensible”

On the persistent myth of the colorblind Constitution that the Supreme Court's conservatives have embraced.

by Eric Foner, Cristian Farias via Balls And Strikes on October 28, 2022

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