Anne Kim
Washington Monthly
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Past articles by Anne:
Train in Vain
Why the government’s workforce training system includes the worst colleges and excludes the best. → Read More
How to Fix The Minority STEM Crisis
Getting more women and minorities into science, technology, engineering, and math is crucial and retaining them is crucial. Here’s what we found. → Read More
Don't Laugh Off Rick Scott's Nutty Plan for America
The Florida senator’s proposal, which includes hiking taxes on half of America, has even been repudiated by fellow Republicans. But Democrats shouldn’t dismiss the threat it poses. → Read More
Would You Trust a Used Car Dealer With Your Tax Refund?
Tax preparation companies target the poor by partnering with retail businesses. Lax regulation, high fees, and businesses handling their refunds: What could go wrong? → Read More
Once a Pandemic Lifeline, Universal Access to Free School Lunch to End
Amid COVID-19, Washington bolstered funds for student meals. Now, despite bipartisan appeals, Mitch McConnell is fighting their renewal. → Read More
Near the Mexican Border, Texas University Uses Value and Smarts to Help Students Stay Enrolled
By keeping tuition low and offering generous aid to its Hispanic student body, The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley has lessons for the rest of the country. → Read More
Glenn Youngkin Goes Full MAGA
He ran as an amiable moderate. He’s governing like Trump. → Read More
How America Stopped Caring About the Poor
The “war on poverty” once animated voters. Now we’ll be lucky if Biden’s child tax credit survives. → Read More
Quit Moping: Democrats Had a Great Record in 2021
Despite inflation, the Biden economic boom is on. Shots are getting in arms. We’re out of Afghanistan. Now, if Democrats can just get their swagger back. → Read More
The Washington Monthly’s Groundbreaking Ideas and Reporting
From reviving the antitrust movement to exposing a Republican governor’s self-enrichment, this little magazine does it all. → Read More
No More Kindly Uncle Joe: Why Biden Should Call Out Red-State Governors on COVID
With the arrival of the Omicron variant, Biden should declare war on Republican governors who are blocking reasonable mask and vaccine mandates. It’s good policy and good politics. → Read More
Hey, Democrats: Don’t Rush the Build Back Better Bill
A time-out would allow the party to hone a message that’s not working, make the measure better, and get maximum bounce from the more popular infrastructure legislation. → Read More
McAuliffe Needs Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill—Now
If House progressives drop their opposition, Biden will sign it quickly. That may save the Virginia governorship for the Democrats. → Read More
The Danger of Progressives Demonizing Moderates
Ron Kind is a low-drama, hardworking Democratic congressman. No wonder there’s no place for centrists like him in Congress. → Read More
The Case for a Smaller Reconciliation Bill
Democrats shouldn’t obsess about $3.5 trillion or curse Joe Manchin. Smaller still gets you a lot—and it’s easier to sell. → Read More
Americans Are Growing Increasingly Skeptical of Four-Year College
A new survey finds that adults care more about online certification and job training than the traditional campus experience. → Read More
Tax the Unvaxxed
People who refuse the Covid vaccine are imposing costs on society. Time to make them pay. → Read More
Why Democrats Still Need Moderates
The country’s moving left, but not fast enough for Democrats to ignore their right flank. → Read More
A Little College Student Debt Relief Goes A Long Way
While Washington, D.C. debates huge student debt relief packages, some universities are finding that modest loan forgiveness and support services can get students back to class and help schools’ bottom line, too. → Read More
Pell Grants Should Cover Good Short-Term Worker Training Programs
Right now, the federal loan program won’t pay for many job training programs, even if they lead to great jobs. The answer is “short-term” Pell Grants to provide a pathway to the middle class → Read More