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Fall 2013 – Mobile Editions
Highlights from Dissent in 2013
2013 was a big year for Dissent. To celebrate, we’re highlighting a few of the year’s biggest hits.
Mandela’s South Africa
In memory of Nelson Mandela, we present the following selections from Dissent essays on South African politics over the last thirty years.
[EVENT] The Syria Dilemma: A Critical Dialogue
[EVENT TONIGHT] A Tribute to the Life of Marshall Berman
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 …
Dissent at Sixty
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 …
[EVENT] George Scialabba discusses For the Republic
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 …
Summer 2013 – Mobile Editions
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Remembering Marshall Berman
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.
Marshall Berman, 1940–2013
On September 11, 2013, longtime contributor and board member Marshall Berman passed away in New York.
[EVENT] Dissent 60th Anniversary Celebration
Join Dissent in celebrating sixty years of critical thought and politics, in honoring Michael Walzer’s six decades as writer and editor, and in building the foundation for a renewed democratic left in the twenty-first century.
Why They Marched: Fifty Years of Fighting for Jobs and Freedom
Few political mobilizations inspired Dissent editors and writers as much as the 1963 March on Washington. On the March’s fiftieth anniversary, check out archival gems by Tom Kahn, Bayard Rustin, Irving Howe, A. Philip Randolph, and others.
Jean Bethke Elshtain, 1941-2013
Political theorist Jean Bethke Elshtain died on August 11. Elshtain was the author of many books and articles, including several contributions to Dissent. In 2005, Dissent editorial board member Alan Johnson interviewed Elshtain for the first issue of his journal …
Spring 2013 – Mobile Editions
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[EVENT] The Economy Goes Pop (Tonight!)
The Summer 2013 issue of Dissent marks the premiere of Front Matters, a new section of cultural criticism. To celebrate the new issue and the new section, we are hosting a conversation tonight at 7 p.m. with three of our …
