Democratic Futures

Democratic Futures

A preview of our Fall 2024 issue.

Our Fall 2024 issue, out September 23, features a special section on the future of the Democratic Party.

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In the section: Patrick Iber reports from the DNC; Joshua Leifer interviews Waleed Shahid about the Uncommitted campaign; Lissy Romanow examines the trajectory of the “Squad”; Michael Kazin explores the decline of union hall politics; and J.W. Mason, Nina Eichacker, and Josh Bivens evaluate the successes and shortcomings of Bidenomics. 

Also in the issue: Chris Maisano on Jorge Semprún; Sarah Jones on King Coal; Aziz Rana on the Constitution; Alex Press on union democracy; and Fred Block on the politics of a job guarantee, with responses from Mark Levinson and Dustin Guastella. 

And in the book review section: Sean T. Byrnes on American illiberalism, Lily Geismer on the suburbs, Sarah Jaffe on family politics, and Michael Casper on the poetry of Delmore Schwartz. 

This issue also features outgoing co-editor Timothy Shenk’s last editor’s note, as well as an introduction from Patrick Iber, who joins Natasha Lewis as co-editor. 

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