MIT: Retooling to help democracy revive
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Retooling to help democracy revive
Deindustrialization didn't only hurt some workers, Daron Acemoglu says in a new book; it shrank the coalition supporting democracy, which needs expanding.
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In the 20th century, the United States built the world's dominant manufacturing powerhouse. A thriving middle class grew . . .
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Retooling to help democracy revive
Deindustrialization didn't only hurt some workers, Daron Acemoglu says in a new book; it shrank the coalition supporting democracy, which needs expanding.
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In the 20th century, the United States built the world's dominant manufacturing powerhouse. A thriving middle class grew . . .