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Know Your Enemy #10: Trump Country, with Sarah Jones

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 29, 2019

Journalist Sarah Jones joins hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell to discuss the myth of “Trump Country,” the pitfalls of reporting on rural America, and…the End Times.

The Seeds of Rural Progressivism

Kate Logan and Shay Totten ▪ Fall 2019

Many rural communities feel a contempt for the status quo that persists regardless of the ruling party. Organizers are helping them build their own political power, in service of their own needs.

The 1989 Revolutions and the Roots of Illiberal Populism

Dimitrina Petrova ▪ October 24, 2019

The deep unfairness of the transition from communism in Central and Eastern Europe fed the illiberal populist rebellion across the region today.

On the Origins of the Professional-Managerial Class: An Interview with Barbara Ehrenreich

Alex Press ▪ October 22, 2019

How do we recognize the similarities between people of different class positions without papering over the differences?

Can Conservatives Write Good U.S. History?

Michael Kazin ▪ Fall 2019

By not giving the battle against racism and for equality its due, Wilfred McClay’s Land of Hope fails to explain how and for whom power was and continues to be wielded in America.

Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 18, 2019

Two organizers discuss recent efforts to unionize nonprofit workers. Plus: an interview with Chicago teacher Kenzo Shibata about the first day on the picket line.

The Abortion Rights Movement Must Rethink Its Strategy

Lillian Cicerchia ▪ October 18, 2019

In the face of an aggressive assault by the right, the abortion rights movement should abandon its defensive stance and advocate fully integrating abortion into the country’s healthcare system.

Trump’s Betrayal of Rojava

Meredith Tax ▪ October 15, 2019

Turkey’s invasion of northeastern Syria is a terrible blow for the international left.

Why We Need a Working-Class Media

Carla Murphy ▪ Fall 2019

What could the political effects be of a media that actually served working-class Americans?

Scapegoat Country

Sarah Jones ▪ Fall 2019

Since the 2016 election, the American press has fixated on rural communities and created a dubious new genre: the Trump Country Safari.

The Obamanauts

Corey Robin ▪ Fall 2019

What is the defining achievement of Barack Obama?

Know Your Enemy #9: Working-Class Conservatism, with Max Alvarez

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 8, 2019

Matt and Sam talk to Max Alvarez—writer, editor, and host of the podcast Working People—about growing up working-class and conservative in a mixed-race household.