Shahrzad Shams

Aug 6, 2024 | firesidestacks.com | Shahrzad Shams

Last week, President Biden publicly announced his proposals for Supreme Court reform. Though late to the party, the initiative importantly signals a shift in appetite among top Democratic leaders. Court reform is no longer a fringe idea; party leadership is willing to have a conversation about what it will take to put the Supreme Court (derogatory) in its place—and finally respond to Americans’ of the Court. Biden, of course, will not be the one to implement the proposals.

Jul 5, 2024 | teenvogue.com | Shahrzad Shams

Nothing screams Hot Girl Summer like poolside BBQs, Pride parades, and the downfall of the administrative state. The Court’s reactionary approach to administrative law cases is not surprising. What the conservative justices are trying to do is explicitly political: to construct a (de)regulatory landscape that dismantles what remains of FDR’s New Deal legacy and entrenches permanent, elitist minority rule.

Jun 13, 2024 | prospect.org | Shahrzad Shams

SPONSORED: This article is part of a series that seeks to elevate and define a progressive vision of “the good life,” developed by the Roosevelt Institute in collaboration with The American Prospect. You can read the whole series here. Neoliberalism’s grip is slipping. The ideological, economic, and cultural paradigm of the last half-century is waning, and for good reason.

May 2, 2024 | msmagazine.com | Shahrzad Shams

How is it that an independent business executive goes from a full-time position in the C-suite to a full-time position in the kitchen, out of submissive devotion to her husband? If you’ve recently spent time on TikTok or Instagram, you may have wrestled with this question. I certainly did, after scrolling through carefully curated videos of young women donning frilly dresses with cinched-in waistlines, making bread from scratch, or sweeping their kitchen floors.

Apr 18, 2024 | rooseveltinstitute.org | Shahrzad Shams |Deepak Bhargava |Harry Hanbury |Felicia Wong

Executive SummaryNeoliberalism—the ideological, economic, and cultural paradigm that has reigned in the United States and around the world since the 1970s—is under siege. Progressives have offered a compelling alternative vision for how a post-neoliberal economy and government should work, and they have scored notable policy successes in recent years.