[EVENT | February 13] Winter Issue Launch: Democracy and Barbarism
Join Jedediah Britton-Purdy, Aziz Rana, and Alyssa Battistoni for the launch of our Winter 2020 issue.
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After Carbon Democracy
The Green New Deal is a wager that more democracy, rather than less, is the way to tackle climate change.
State, Bureaucracy, and Rentier Capital
Venezuela is undergoing a rentier-capitalist implosion, made worse by imperial intervention, violent domestic right-wing opposition, and the fusion of the interests of the state and capitalists within the Maduro regime.
The Limits of Chávez’s Communal State
Venezuela’s communal network was supposed to deliver economic and political autonomy. But international commodity markets and the power of the state have undermined these goals.
The Implosion of the Bolivarian Revolution
Because anti-imperialist discourse in Latin America serves short-term political purposes, the latter-day defenders of Chavismo have little interest in studying the political dynamics and concrete geostrategic interests behind really existing empire.
The Ongoing Crisis in Venezuela: A Forum
The reconstruction of the left can only begin with a forthright accounting of where governments that claim to be a part of the left have failed.
Know Your Enemy #14: Morbid Symptoms, with Ross Douthat
Matt and Sam welcome their first “enemy” onto the show—Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of the new book The Decadent Society—to talk about the state of conservatism.
Return of the Titans: Succession and the Rebirth of Dynastic Capitalism
Family capitalism remains the dream of millions of wannabe and petty entrepreneurs. In Succession, it’s a seductive nightmare.
How Socialists Can Govern
Many on the U.S. left fear governing power, in part because it has been so difficult to achieve. More recent optimism among socialists is a welcome development—but we need a middle ground between being cynical and naive.
The Realigners: An Interview with Waleed Shahid of Justice Democrats
Social movements are winning in the arena of public opinion. Now they need champions in places of power who can fight for their demands.
Colossus Wears Tweed
A number of recent books blame the rise of neoliberalism on economists. But the evidence suggests it is still capital that rules.
Belabored Podcast #192: Unions for All, with SEIU Local 26
Why is the labor movement in Minnesota thriving? SEIU Local 26 joins us to talk about the Twin Cities’ robust network of grassroots worker centers and unions.
The Private Life of Empire
In her new memoir, Hazel Carby uses her family’s history to uncover the intimate side of the British Empire. Reckoning with its legacies will be the only way to move beyond them.
Year One of AMLO’s Mexico
When AMLO took office there was a sense of hope, enthusiasm, and renewal. Today, there is a growing sense of unease about whether his administration can deliver the changes that Mexicans so desperately need.
Why Anti-Semitism Is on the Rise in the United States
During the past decade, social media has amplified the voices of white supremacists and anti-Semites, but it is Trump who has lent them legitimacy and emboldened them to come out of the shadows.
