And a Union
It’s in moments when even the best-case scenario on the table doesn’t get us far enough that socialist ideas are most important.
Winter 2025
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The Global Climate Ledger
The rise of the global middle class threatens to blow up the environmental envelope. Can the link between income and emissions be broken?
Legacies of Cold War Liberalism
To promote democratic and egalitarian ideals today, we need to break with the anxieties that drove U.S. politics during the Cold War.
What Caste Leaves Out
Isabel Wilkerson’s account of racial oppression elides crucial differences between social inequality in South Asia and the United States—differences with real implications for emancipatory political projects.
Backlash Forever
It’s time to abandon the assumption that workers have a “natural” home on the center-left. But we should also reject the idea that social conservatism always lies latent within working-class culture, ready for right-wing politicians to activate.
Repression in Xi’s China
The tightening of state control over Hong Kong and Xinjiang reveal a consolidation of authority in Xi’s CCP, intent on stifling any signs of nonconformity.
The Tax Trap
A long line of critical fiscal theorists has pointed to the limits of financing a politics of emancipation through levies on a regressive economy. We need to heed their warnings today.
The Price of Empire
U.S. elites are not victims of China and Germany’s export-oriented policies. They are engaged in the complex balancing act needed to maintain global hegemony.
The Desperate Need for an Immigration Overhaul
Biden could ease the suffering inflicted by his predecessors on migrants to the United States. But his administration is unlikely to resolve the structural injustices at the root of the immigration enforcement system.
Emotions on Strike
Burnout is not a problem we can individually solve. It is a symptom of a world set up to exhaust us to the point where we cannot resist.
The Not-So-Strange Death of Right Populism
A string of pseudo-populist conservative movements have reverted to the same agenda of tax cuts and deregulation. Why should we expect anything different?
Disenfranchisement: An American Tradition
Invoking the specter of voter fraud to undermine democratic participation is a tactic as old as the United States itself.
Organizing the Unemployed
A replicable strategy for organizing the jobless on a mass scale has yet to emerge. The future may depend on finding one.
Don’t Blame “Defund”
We haven’t seen much to suggest that last summer’s uprising pushed persuadable voters to the Republican Party. And in a number of states, the protests ignited voter registration efforts that directly helped Democratic candidates.
The Austerity Politics of White Supremacy
Since the end of the Confederacy, the cult of the “taxpayer” has provided a socially acceptable veneer for racist attacks on democracy.
