Joseph E. Stiglitz (Columbia): The Welfare State in the Twenty First Century. Susannah Camic Tahk (Wisconsin): The New Welfare Rights. Warfare helps explain why American welfare is different. Can religious charities take the place of the welfare state? For Trump and G.O.P., the welfare state shouldn’t be the enemy. Supply-side economics, but for liberals: A growing body of research suggests some social welfare policies can be good for growth. Matt Bruenig on why the welfare state should be more than just a safety net. Tara Golshan on the return of welfare reform. The introduction to Getting Tough: Welfare and Imprisonment in 1970s America by Julilly Kohler-Hausmann.
Will Wilkinson on Trump’s white identity politics and the conservative “welfare” bait and switch. In former coal country, the working poor show open contempt for neighbors who seek handouts. Thread: “The belief that black ppl are moochers and that govt benefits = racial redistribution is irrevocably embedded in some Americans’ worldview”. The biggest beneficiaries of the government safety net: Working-class whites. How neoliberals and conservatives came together to undo the welfare state: An excerpt from Family Values: Between Neoliberalism and the New Social Conservatism by Melinda Cooper.
