The Contradictions of Macronism
Enacting a series of market reforms in the name of “equality of opportunity,” Emmanuel Macron’s program embodies the contradictions inherent in progressive neoliberalism.
Winter 2026
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The Many Dimensions of Black Panther
The Marvel blockbuster refuses to flatten its characters into simple heroes or villains—and that’s exactly what makes it so refreshing.
Anti-Semitism vs. Democracy in Poland
The passage this month of Poland’s notorious “Holocaust Bill” should be a warning to those who ignore the link between anti-Semitism and growing authoritarianism.
West Virginia Teachers Walk Out
Walking off the job for the first time in nearly thirty years, West Virginia teachers are channeling the spirit of their state’s historic, militant labor movement.
Belabored Podcast #145: Rights and Rebellions, with Shaun Richman
Facing a legislative onslaught, the labor movement must rediscover its fighting spirit—and find ways to turn the GOP attack to its own advantage.
Nevertheless, She Persisted
Set on and around the New York City waterfront, Jennifer Egan’s new novel Manhattan Beach offers a feminism suited to the “lean in” age.
Listen to the Teens
The high-school students organizing against gun violence in the wake of the Parkland shooting could spark a much larger movement.
How to Build a Majority
In a moment when the left remains small and weak, ideological purity is almost certain to be self-defeating. We need every ally we can find.
Working the Deuce
The Deuce, at its best, offers a 360-degree view of New York’s sex economy—but as the show progresses, Times Square’s street characters become a sideshow.
“Nothing Dollarable Is Ever Safe”
A provision of the GOP tax bill opened parts of Alaska’s majestic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling. The conservationists who created the refuge could have seen it coming.
Fully Automated Luxury Socialism: The Case for a New Public Sector
With ever more job-killing robots on the horizon, it’s time to demand a new public sphere: one that guarantees not just jobs but leisure too.
The Anxious Pilgrim
A New Left veteran who navigated the streets of 1968 and Henry Kissinger’s Harvard alike, Norman Birnbaum remains a uniquely searching voice of the democratic left.
Belabored Podcast #144: Thinking Outside the Box
Two labor groups are waging creative challenges against corporate America—and for the rights of immigrant workers.
Remember the Orangeburg Massacre
Too often forgotten, the February 1968 killing of three student protesters by state troopers in Orangeburg, South Carolina marked a turning point in the black freedom struggle.
Standing Up to a 171-Year Prison Sentence—For Facebook Posts
Prawais Praphanukul, a longtime human rights lawyer in Thailand, faces life in prison for a series of Facebook posts allegedly insulting the king. His decision to fight the charges is testing the limits of repression under the country’s increasingly authoritarian regime.
