New digital technologies, particularly social media, make money by offering “free” services to users that encourage us to spend our lives on their platforms, while other tech companies try to turn work that was previously paid into play for unpaid …
We are pleased to welcome three new editorial board members to Dissent. Leo Casey is the Executive Director of the Albert Shanker Institute as well as a long-time friend and contributor to the magazine. Sarah Jaffe is an accomplished labor …
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On Thursday, February 27, Dissent and the India-China Institute co-hosted a panel on anti-corruption movements in China and India at the New School in New York. Speaking on the panel were Jiayang Fan (a contributor at the New Yorker), Mehboob …
Last week, the College Board announced changes to the Scholastic Aptitude Test because it had “become disconnected from the work of our high schools.” But can test reforms change the class and racial biases of U.S. college admissions?
Anti-Corruption Movements in China and India: A conversation with Lauren Hilgers, Jonathan Shainin, Mehboob Jeelani, and Jeff Wasserstrom.
Thursday, February 27, at the New School.
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2013 was a big year for Dissent. To celebrate, we’re highlighting a few of the year’s biggest hits.
In memory of Nelson Mandela, we present the following selections from Dissent essays on South African politics over the last thirty years.
Today at 4:30 p.m., the Colin L. Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York is holding a tribute to our departed friend and colleague Marshall Berman. 4:30-6:30 p.m. The Great Hall, Shepard Hall …
On October 24, 2013, we celebrated Dissent’s sixtieth anniversary at the United Federation of Teachers hall in New York City. The event brought together readers, writers, and editors, from all over the country and from every generation of Dissenters. We …
Monday, October 21, 7:00 PM Book Culture (536 W. 112th St, New York, NY) Join award-winning critic George Scialabba for a discussion of his latest book, For the Republic, at Book Culture on. Scialabba will be in conversation with Dissent‘s online …
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Marshall Berman, distinguished professor of political science at CUNY and a longtime editor of Dissent, passed away on September 11. In the coming days, we will be posting tributes here from some of the many friends and admirers he left.
