Give Political Power to Ordinary People
To fight elite capture of the state, it’s time to consider sortition, or the assignment of political power through lotteries.
Fall 2024
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Why Trump is Attacking “the Squad”
The four congresswomen who came under attack by Trump are popular—as are their policies. That’s why he is terrified of them.
One Country, Two Systems, Millions in the Streets
Activist Jeffrey Ngo on the Hong Kong protests.
There Is Power in a Debtors’ Union
How did we get from two decades of meteoric tuition increases to a moment where democratic socialist elected officials are pushing free higher education and complete student debt discharge? The short answer: organizing.
Ross Perot, Populist Harbinger
Views that were fringe in Perot’s day have taken center stage in national politics.
A History of Queer Direct Action
Queer activists in the 1980s and 1990s connected the queer liberation struggle to a broader politics of liberation for all. Today’s LGBTQ movement stands to learn from revisiting this history.
How Syriza Lost the Left
The Greek Coalition of the Radical Left is likely facing a major defeat in this Sunday’s election.
Survivors against Concentration Camps
Can Nazi concentration camps be compared to other detention centers? Their survivors thought so.
Bernie Versus the Establishment?
The primary field isn’t polarized between left and center as clearly as it was in 2016. But Sanders is still the only candidate who tells us, over and over, that we need more than a good president.
How Movements Moved the Debates
If there is one thing the first Democratic debates made clear, it is that movements lead, politicians follow.
Who Can Lead a More Progressive Party?
The ironic consequence of Sanders’s 2016 campaign is that most Americans now have a difficult time understanding how his socialism differs from the stands taken by other progressive candidates.
Poverty Doesn’t Make You Racist
According to a recent study, white voters who support anti-racist policies generally have less income than their more racist peers.
The Reparations Debate
How should the struggle for reparations for slavery fit into a broader political strategy for the left?
The UK’s Last Prime Minister?
Boris Johnson could very well become prime minister. The United Kingdom might not survive it.
The Black Comedy of Arthur Laffer
The idea behind the Laffer curve is a great satire of the hardworking self-image of the American managerial class.
