Know Your Enemy: Suburban Woman, with Dorothy Fortenberry
Dorothy Fortenberry, playwright and writer on The Handmaid’s Tale, talks about gender and politics, the work women do, the importance of institutions, the #Resistance, and more.
Winter 2025
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Misery at the Happiest Place on Earth
A massive round of Disney Parks layoffs is acutely felt in Florida.
Know Your Enemy: On the Road to Reaganland, with Rick Perlstein and Leon Neyfakh
A discussion about “Fiasco: The Battle for Boston,” the weird and wild 1970s, and Ronald Reagan’s path to victory.
Teachers’ Aides Adjust to the COVID Classroom
In-person, hybrid, and remote teaching all present different challenges for paraeducators.
Belabored: Essential but Excluded, with Nadia Marin-Molina
Community and labor groups are campaigning for equal benefits for undocumented immigrants and other workers excluded from the coronavirus relief packages.
Tributes to Michael Kazin
Celebrating Michael Kazin as he retires from co-editorship of Dissent.
Announcing New Editors
Natasha Lewis joins Timothy Shenk as co-editor of Dissent, and eight contributors join the editorial board.
Belabored: The Senate Fiddles While America Burns, with Rebecca Dixon
The Democrats in the House just passed a new stimulus bill, but what are its odds of passing the Senate? Rebecca Dixon of the National Employment Law Project breaks it down.
[EVENT | October 7] Fall Issue Launch: Technology and the Crisis of Work
Join us on Wednesday, October 7 at 7 p.m. (EST) for a conversation on the special section of our Fall 2020 issue with its guest editors and contributors.
Stopping Trump’s Coup
After a disastrous debate, we need leaders to insist that the republic and the people are bigger and more important than any president.
Technology and the Crisis of Work: A Preview of Our Fall 2020 Issue
A preview of our Fall 2020 issue, Technology and the Crisis of Work, guest-edited by Katrina Forrester and Moira Weigel.
Belabored: Is it Safe to Go Back to School?
Three education workers talk about school reopening, and their struggle to protect their health and that of their students.
Know Your Enemy: Not Even Past, with Jamelle Bouie
Matt and Sam are joined by New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie for a wide-ranging discussion of how conservatives (and liberals and leftists) use American history to make political claims in the present.
Belabored Podcast #205: Wildcat Sports Strike Wave, with Dave Zirin
The athletic strikes may have been short-lived, but they made a huge impact, disrupting the pretense of normalcy that sports entertainment normally helps viewers create.
Detroit’s Embattled Nursing Home Workers Delay Strike
After a plea from Governor Whitmer, nursing home workers will suspend a planned strike for thirty days while negotiations continue. The drive for collective action comes after months of stress and anguish.
