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France, Round One: The Left’s Continuing Dilemma

David A. Bell ▪ April 24, 2017

French voters’ rebellion has not rewarded the left.

Belabored Podcast #126: Voices from the Rust Belt, with Chuck Jones

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ April 21, 2017

Trump’s promises notwithstanding, many factory workers in the Rust Belt are just as frustrated after the election as they were before. Sarah Jaffe speaks to three labor organizers in Indiana to understand why.

Bombing for Ratings

Colin Kinniburgh ▪ April 15, 2017

The pundits cheering last Thursday’s surprise airstrikes on a Syrian base are only fueling Trump’s adventurism.

Trump’s Syria Air Strikes: A Perverse Advance in International Law?

Feisal G. Mohamed ▪ April 14, 2017

With no knowledge or desire of doing so, Trump may have created a precedent that will encourage allies alarmed by his raving incompetence to fill the gap between Security Council action and complete inaction.

Reading the Signs in the Streets with Marshall Berman

Michael Walzer ▪ April 12, 2017

As Marshall Berman wrote, reading Capital won’t help us if we don’t also know how to read the signs in the streets.

Belabored Podcast #125: Striking to Live in the Age of Trump

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ April 7, 2017

Organizers and participants in three recent strikes—the Yemeni bodega strike, the taxi workers’ strike at JFK airport, and last year’s Verizon strike—discuss labor under Trump.

[Event Canceled | April 17] Acts of Resistance

Editors ▪ March 29, 2017

Unfortunately, this event has been canceled. Please stay tuned for further Dissent events. Acts of Resistance: Civic Alternatives to Executive Overreach Monday, April 17 6:30–8:30pm CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Ave New York, NY 10016 Rooms C201/C202/C203 Atossa Araxia Abrahamian …

Belabored Podcast #124: College Dreams and College Schemes, with Tressie McMillan Cottom

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 24, 2017

Tressie McMillan Cottom talks about her new book, Lower Ed, and why the expansion of the for-profit college industry is a labor issue.

Leaked: Further Travel Restrictions from the Trump Administration

Feisal G. Mohamed ▪ March 21, 2017

Dissent has obtained an exclusive draft of a new Trump administration executive order, titled Protecting the Nation from Various Thingies Owned by Foreign Terrorists.

[EVENT | March 29] Labor, Trump, and the Fight for Economic Justice

Editors ▪ March 21, 2017

Join Sarah Jaffe, Michelle Chen, Pam Galpern, Bhairavi Desai, and Rabyaah Althaibani for a discussion about how labor can fight Trump.

Extremists in Uniform

Shakeer Rahman ▪ March 18, 2017

Hate crimes like last month’s Olathe, Kansas shooting reflect not only racist rhetoric but a broader climate of state violence against people of color.

Why the U.S. Women’s Hockey Players Are Planning to Strike

Sarah Jaffe ▪ March 17, 2017

An interview with Olympic silver medalist Monique Lamoureux-Morand on why the U.S. women’s hockey team are threatening not to play in the upcoming World Championship.