[EVENT | October 6] Fall Issue Reading Party
Join us on Thursday, October 6 for an evening of short readings from our Fall issue.
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Booked: Learning How to Be a Black Man in America, with Mychal Denzel Smith
An interview with Mychal Denzel Smith about his book, Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching, and why the language of universalism is not going to solve all of our problems.
A Debate Without Class
The debate may have helped Hillary Clinton’s chances in November. But if she truly wants to set the United States on a path toward greater economic equality, Clinton will have to put class politics front and center.
Hillary Clinton’s Debate Victory
After two weeks of losing ground in key battleground states, Hillary Clinton needed a good showing at last night’s first head-to-head presidential debate with Donald Trump. She did better than that.
Poland’s Pro-Death Bill
Over the past week, thousands have taken the streets to protest a complete ban on abortion in Poland, which already has some of the strictest anti-abortion laws in Europe. One of the founders of Krytyka Polityczna explains why she’s taking part in the protests.
Why Colin Kaepernick Is Winning
Colin Kaepernick isn’t the first sports star to defy the national anthem. It took a movement to make his protest stick.
Belabored Podcast #112: Striking India, with Vamsi Vakulabharanam and Gautam Mody
Last week’s general strike in India might have been the largest strike in history.
Belabored Podcast #111: Workers’ Rights for Graduate Employees, with Lindsey Dayton
Lindsey Dayton from the Graduate Workers of Columbia joins us to talk about the recent NLRB ruling that graduate students who work for private universities are employees and have the right to unionize.
Booked: The Origins of the Carceral State
Elizabeth Hinton discusses her new book, From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime, and how twentieth-century policymakers anticipated the explosion of the prison population.
Belabored Podcast #109: Forum for Change, with Nathalie Guay
A sneak preview of the labor events happening at the World Social Forum next week in Montreal.
An Anti-Trump Electoral Strategy That Isn’t Pro-Clinton
In order both to defeat Trump and build a base that can sustain a grassroots mass movement, the Democratic Socialists of America are turning their efforts toward voter protection. National director Maria Svart explains.
Lenny Skutnik’s Convention
Over the last several convention cycles, we have seen more and more everyday heroes and victims take the place of politicians on the center stage of national politics.
Bernie Sanders, Sheepdog Socialist
“We always knew that this was just the beginning,” says Sanders delegate Sandy Przybylak. “I’m looking to what Bernie has inspired for decades to come.”
Bill and Hillary: Biography as History
What Hillary needed—and got—last night was a biography reboot. If Bill Clinton’s valentine to his wife was characteristically a bit windy, it deftly painted a picture of her as a lifelong progressive who gets things done.
Trumpism: The Fight Ahead
The political task for the left is not just to defeat Trump, but to overcome the conditions that have led millions to support him.
