Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent for The Week. His writing also has appeared in the New Republic, The Washington Post, and Washington Monthly.

Financial CrisisApril 6, 2020

How Obama-Era Economics Sold Us Short

Faced with the shattering 2008 crisis, Obama and his key advisers largely sought to restore the wobbly pre-crisis status quo.

Ryan Cooper
Election 2016August 26, 2019

What Political Scientists Get Wrong About 2016

While their evidence about the racism of many American voters is indisputable, their attempt to discount the role economics plays in this racism and in voting behavior in general is unconvincing.

Ryan Cooper
February 14, 2018

The Rise and Fall of Clintonism

What two recent books on Bill and Hillary tell us about the political and economic costs of the New Democrats.

Ryan Cooper
BiographyAugust 8, 2017

George McGovern’s Alternative Path for the Democratic Party

His populism and internationalism provide an excellent foundation for a badly needed new approach by the American left.

Ryan Cooper
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Ryan Cooper

Financial CrisisApril 6, 2020

Faced with the shattering 2008 crisis, Obama and his key advisers largely sought to restore the wobbly pre-crisis status quo.

Election 2016August 26, 2019

While their evidence about the racism of many American voters is indisputable, their attempt to discount the role economics plays in this racism and in voting behavior in general is unconvincing.

February 14, 2018

What two recent books on Bill and Hillary tell us about the political and economic costs of the New Democrats.

BiographyAugust 8, 2017

His populism and internationalism provide an excellent foundation for a badly needed new approach by the American left.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.