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Ruy Teixeira

Ruy Teixeira is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. His next book is The Optimistic Leftist: Why the 21st Century Will Be Better Than You Think, forthcoming from St. Martin’s Press in March.

Latest articles by Ruy Teixeira

The Big Idea
The math is clear: Democrats need to win more working-class white votesThe math is clear: Democrats need to win more working-class white votes
The Big Idea

Debunking the bad advice that Democrats should ignore working-class whites.

By Ruy Teixeira
The Big Idea
It’s time to explode the myth of “McJobs”It’s time to explode the myth of “McJobs”
The Big Idea

Pessimists on the left describe a future of dead-end jobs and robot workers. They’re wrong.

By Ruy Teixeira
The Big Idea
What right-wing populism? Polls reveal that it’s liberalism that’s surging.What right-wing populism? Polls reveal that it’s liberalism that’s surging.
The Big Idea

From immigration to the role of government, there’s a continuing shift toward liberal views.

By Ruy Teixeira
The Big Idea
7 reasons why today’s left should be optimistic7 reasons why today’s left should be optimistic
The Big Idea

Depressed by Trump? Look at the reduction in global poverty, at technological progress, and at the “stickiness” of left-leaning policies.

By Ruy Teixeira
The Big Idea
Trump’s coalition won the demographic battle. It’ll still lose the war.Trump’s coalition won the demographic battle. It’ll still lose the war.
The Big Idea

A great race is on between America’s past and future.

By Ruy Teixeira