Can Movements Stop Politicians From Selling Out?
Grassroots groups can help elected officials resist the pressures of mainstream political culture.
Fall 2024
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The Compassion of Nellie Bly
Bly’s 1887 masterpiece Ten Days in a Mad-House reminds us that the ultimate test for public safety programs for the mentally ill is their impact on the most vulnerable.
Can Israel Be a Democracy for All?
It is a mistake to ignore the connection between the attempted judicial coup in Israel and the occupation of the West Bank.
A New Path to Diversity
The Supreme Court is poised to overturn race-based affirmative action. But preferences based on socioeconomic disadvantage—which are both politically popular and legally sound—could produce similarly high levels of diversity.
Liberal Commitments
An interview with Michael Walzer on The Struggle for a Decent Politics.
Energy Anxiety
After more than half a century of dependence on Russian oil and gas, the war in Ukraine has forced German officials to reconsider their reliance on fossil fuels entirely.
Reject the Left-Right Alliance Against Ukraine
If American leftists take seriously their commitment to self-rule and loathing of foreign aggression, they should shed their ambivalence about supporting Ukraine.
The Desert of the Virtual
The metaverse heralds an age in which hardly anyone still believes that tech firms can actually solve our problems.
The Dawn of Austerity
An interview with Clara E. Mattei, the author of The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism.
Trapped by Empire
The government of Guam has appointed a Commission on Decolonization, but U.S. control means that all of the island’s options, including the status quo, have substantial downsides.
How to Revive the Labor Movement
In The Future We Need, Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta argue for extending collective bargaining beyond the workplace.
Starving for Justice in Thailand
Two political prisoners arrested for questioning the Thai monarchy have been on a life-threatening hunger strike for over a week. The government has met their demands for the right to free expression with silence.
A Landmark Wage Increase at the University of California
Graduate students won a major raise after five weeks on strike. The victory is a product of the militancy that has pushed the union to the vanguard of organized labor in higher ed.
Sharon Graham’s Fighting Union
The new leader of the British union Unite is meeting workers’ militant mood with a strategy rooted in the workplace.
The Spirit of Yiddish Socialism
The history of the Bund as a party came to an end long ago, but the effects of its cultural and political work live on.
