The Case for an ‘Anti-Abundance’ Agenda

The Case for an ‘Anti-Abundance’ Agenda

Just as liberalism must find a way to say yes to infrastructure and other public goods, it must find a way to say no to too much stuff and stimulation.

The Long, Slow Death of 'Development'

Over the past several months, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's manifesto Abundance has set off a wide-ranging debate about the future of progressive politics and governance.

The Long, Slow Death of ‘Development’

Over the past several months, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s manifesto Abundance has set off a wide-ranging debate about the future of progressive politics and governance. But there is a strange lacuna in the book and the conversation it has occasioned. Not too long ago, the commonly used term for the goal of creating a better future through infrastructure, technology, and material wealth was development. Yet neither the authors of Abundance no…