Tripp Jones, a lifelong Democrat somewhat frustrated with his own party, hit on the idea of creating a nonpartisan think tank and an independent magazine
Harvard economists Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz say the slowdown in education attainment has been driving the increases in income inequality among American workers
Robert Caret, the new University of Massachusetts president, wants to increase investment in the state's university system--both emotional and monetary--of taxpayers, elected officials and alumni
Jill Lepore says the Tea Party movement has embraced an approach to American history that is more rooted in religious fundamentalism than in any serious examination of the past.