National Politics

Winning the ‘Cold Civil War’” (with Melody C. Barnes, Democracy journal, Winter 2019).

Challenges of 21st Century Democracy” (with Allison Archer, Richmond Times Dispatch, September 8, 2018).

"Why Americans Aren't Happy" (with Robert Putnam, El Pais, November 7, 2000. (In Spanish.) 

"Blue Dixie" review: https://m.indyweek.com/indyweek/bob-moser-explains-why-dixie-is-fertile-democratic-territory/Content?oid=1210967

Review of Paul Krugman’s "The Conscience of a Liberal" : https://m.indyweek.com/indyweek/movement-liberal-paul-krugman/Content?oid=1205277

On Impact of Obama presidency on Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/small-change/Content?oid=1755727

On the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty: https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/learning-the-lessons-rethinking-our-attitudes/article_f54052cd-1f5d-57b5-a1a5-3795e4decba9.html

On the Occupy movement and economic inequality: https://www.richmond.com/news/why-the-occupy-movement-won-t-go-away/article_ac56bca4-cd4e-52d5-9287-02f027073894.html

On the Employee Free Choice Act/unions: https://www.richmond.com/city-life/join-or-die/article_a4a5b086-3de3-5954-9654-ac7d0a515893.html

On President Obama's First Inaugural Speech: https://www.richmond.com/city-life/agree-to-disagree/article_34ce1ef6-527f-57dc-b7df-643ee5cac0ba.html

On the Democratic Party and 2008 Obama-Clinton primary race: https://www.richmond.com/city-life/agree-to-disagree/article_a02ebe57-bcd3-51c9-a6e9-13ceead57fe6.html

On John McCain and 2008 presidential race: https://www.richmond.com/city-life/agree-to-disagree/article_0e6179ee-ffcb-5a92-99af-d1fd08c0236d.html

On the Necessity and Justice of Taxation: https://www.richmond.com/news/no-taxes-would-mean-no-prosperity/article_ae049ec9-4755-5106-acd6-930f16f17c34.html

On Obama and fighting economic inequality: http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2013/12/obama-speech-inequalitypovertyeconomics.html

On Tim Kaine's selection as VP nominee: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160725_Commentary__For_VP__Kaine_a_bold_choice.html?arc404=true

More on Tim Kaine: http://inthesetimes.com/article/19327/why-tim-kaine-is-a-smartand-progressivepick-for-vice-president

On Sanders agenda: http://www.publicseminar.org/2016/08/how-the-sanders-agenda-can-move-forward-in-a-hillary-presidency/

Top Ten List of Bold Progressive Ideas--2006: https://www.thenation.com/article/top-ten-list-bold-ideas/

On Declaration of Independence, 2008: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2008/07/04/top-ten-things-you-may-have-forgotten-about-declaration-independence

Peace Activism and the Obama Presidency: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/01/16/what-peace-activists-can-achieve-age-obama

Review of Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: https://bostonreview.net/class-inequality-race/thad-williamson-almost-inevitable-failure-justice

"A 'Top Ten' List of Bold Ideas" (with Gar Alperovitz), The Nation,  January 23, 2006, 16. 

"The Cleveland Model" (with Gar Alperovitz and Ted Howard), The Nation,  March 1, 2010, 21.

"Bad as They Wanna Be" (on college sports), The Nation, August 10/17, 1998, 38.

"Free Market Fairness: Is There a Moral Case for Free Markets?" (with Martin O'Neill: https://bostonreview.net/books-ideas/free-market-fairness

"Beyond the Welfare State: Rawls's Radical Vision for a Better America" (with Martin O'Neill): https://bostonreview.net/us/beyond-welfare-state

Turnout for Obama in Richmond, 2008: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/obamaandaposs-richmond-vote-machine/Content?oid=1381424

On climate change in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/green-metropolis/Content?oid=1368977

On Gilpin Court, Obama, and 2012 election: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/swing-city/Content?oid=1779715

On Community Wealth Building as National Policy Paradigm: http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/394638-a-new-compact-for-the-fourth-of-july

"True Prophecy? A Critical Examination of the Sociopolitical Stance of the Mainline Protestant Churches" Union Seminary Quarterly Review 51 (1997): 79-116.

Democratizing Wealth, Democratizing Power: Williamson, Thad. Tikkun; San Francisco Vol. 28, Iss. 4,  (Fall 2013): 52-55.

Do you know where your next paycheck is coming from?: Williamson, Thad. Tikkun; San Francisco Vol. 13, Iss. 1,  (Jan/Feb 1998): 28-30.

America Beyond Consumerism: Williamson, Thad. Dollars & Sense; Somerville Iss. 276,  (May/Jun 2008): 10-15 NP, ETH

Strategies for meaning in the economy: Williamson, Thad. Tikkun; San Francisco Vol. 12, Iss. 2,  (Mar/Apr 1997): 26-31+ NP, ETH

There is No Alternative to Forging an Alternative: On Gar Alperovitz's America Beyond Capitalism. Thad Williamson. The Good Society. Vol. 15, No. 3 (2006), pp. 31-36

REVIEW ESSAY Can Shopping Save the World? And if Not, What Can?  New Political Science 31 (2009):  109-113.

The Role of "Public Work" in Democratic Reconstruction. Thad Williamson. The Good Society. Vol. 9, No. 2 (1999), pp. 20-23. https://www-jstor-org.newman.richmond.edu/stable/pdf/20710943.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Ab298a4f1f2edb6092469971c86f44ae3

The content of ethical impact reports: A two-tiered proposal: Williamson, Thad. Tikkun; San Francisco Vol. 12, Iss. 4,  (Jul/Aug 1997): 36-40.