The end of the twentieth century left rural America shell-shocked, and residents reacted accordingly.
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A Tale of Two Plumbers
Hannah Spencer’s victory in a UK parliamentary by-election is a major win for the Green Party, which aims to build a viable left-populist alternative to Reform UK and Keir Starmer’s Labour Party.
A New Vision for Public Lands
Policy debates around public lands point to larger unresolved questions about the nature and function of the public trust. What should we do with this national resource at a moment of major transition?
Know Your Enemy: Leaving MAGA Behind
Matt and Sam talk to writer Pedro L. Gonzalez about his break with MAGA and the New Right.
[EVENT | February 28] Socialism in the City: Issue Launch
A discussion between Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Nikhil Pal Singh, and Chris Maisano.
After Eviction
Brian Goldstone’s There Is No Place for Us challenges the widespread public perception of homelessness as a reflection of individual choices, but it also looks beyond the assumption that soaring home and rental prices alone are driving the crisis.
Philanthropy for Radicals
The Garland Fund was not a typical foundation, but its history shows the potential role philanthropy can play in moments of rising authoritarianism—and the tensions inherent in that role.
Vindictive Federalism
For decades, national policies have compelled states to pare back eligibility and benefits for social programs. Under Trump, federal austerity has become a tool to punish political enemies.
Know Your Enemy: Tucker Carlson’s Phases and Stages
Matt and Sam talk to Jason Zengerle about his new book, Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind.
More Than Sewers
The pragmatism of the Milwaukee socialists was inseparable from the international world of socialism that they inhabited and helped to shape.
ICE on Ice
I am never the first person to arrive at an ICE raid. I am never the last person to leave.
Nick Salvatore: Citizen and Historian
The author of Eugene V. Debs: Citizen and Socialist and other biographies, Nick Salvatore leaves behind a rich legacy that both challenges and inspires us at this historical moment.
Know Your Enemy: The Donroe Doctrine
Matt and Sam discuss Venezuela, Greenland, and the “Donroe Doctrine” with the Progressive International’s David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard.
The Demise of Conflict Studies
An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.
Mamdani’s Digital Machine
The success of Zohran’s agenda will depend on an ambitious digital strategy that transcends social media performance.
The Left Needs Bureaucrats
After MAGA, the left will need to be ready with a theory of how to rebuild the federal administrative state—not as it was before Trump, but as something better.
