Joel Dodge
Joel Dodge writes about politics, law, and domestic policy for The Week and at his blog. He is a member of the Boston University School of Law's class of 2014.
Latest articles by Joel Dodge
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The conservative case for the Supreme Court to uphold ObamaCare
opinion It's all about protecting the rights of states
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How Hillary Clinton can be a populist without scaring off Big Business
opinion When it comes to fighting income inequality, what's good for workers is often good for corporations, too
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Why Halbig and the conservative war on ObamaCare will fail
opinion Look no further than Chief Justice John Roberts for an explanation of why Halbig is legally absurd
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The American middle class is no longer safe from poverty — and that might be a good thing
opinion More Americans than ever are vulnerable to economic insecurity. The silver lining is that this means we might actually do something about it.
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It's not (always) the teacher's fault: What 'no excuses' reformers get wrong about education
opinion Dana Goldstein's excellent The Teacher Wars offers some useful lessons for those who want to transcend an age-old policy dispute
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Sorry, conservatives: America is not even close to being a colorblind country
opinion Ta-Nehisi Coates' monumental essay on black reparations in The Atlantic demolishes the idea that the civil rights struggle is behind us
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The real reason millennials should embrace ObamaCare
opinion Younger Americans bear the brunt of ObamaCare's costs. But that is in keeping with the law's spirit of solidarity.
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Time to kill the ObamaCare employer mandate
opinion And move beyond an outdated health-care system that relies way too heavily on employer-based insurance
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How to roll back creeping segregation in our schools
opinion Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, the American education system remains racially divided. It doesn't have to be that way.
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What Paul Ryan could learn from Robert Kennedy about reforming the welfare state
opinion The liberal lion didn't like welfare, either. But his objections only accentuate the cruelty of the modern GOP's anti-poverty platform.
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How an ObamaCare for higher ed could bring down the skyrocketing cost of college
opinion Higher ed is ripe for some ObamaCare-like reforms
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