Following the U.S. election, European foreign policy experts are reviving ideas about strategic autonomy from 2016. They fail to understand how much has changed in the last eight years.
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Exit Right
Trump has remade Americans, and to defeat Trumpism requires nothing less than the left doing the same.
Toward a Revival of Left Populism
Progressives need to fight and organize for a politics that focuses on class inequality in a consistent and persuasive way.
Know Your Enemy: Trump’s Triumph
Matt and Sam talk to reporter Ian Ward about Trump’s victory and the fight for influence in his second term.
A Party Out of Touch
Without confronting the economic conditions that gave rise to right-wing populism, the Harris campaign could not meaningfully address a deepening crisis of liberal democracy.
What Was I Doing While Israel Was Killing Civilians in Gaza?
Israelis have seemingly grown accustomed to the atrocities of the Gaza war while continuing their day-to-day lives.
[EVENT | November 15] Democratic Futures: A Post-Election Conversation
A discussion in New York with Dissent contributors Waleed Shahid, Daniel Schlozman, and Lissy Romanow.
Trump’s Deportation Model
Trump has invoked a 1950s mass deportation campaign as a blueprint for his nativist agenda. Its history shows that abuse and dehumanization are intrinsic to immigrant detention.
Trump in the Garden
Eight years into the fascism debate, few skeptics seem willing to admit that they were wrong.
[RECORDING] Market Failure: The Climate Crisis and the Limits of Capitalism
Brett Christophers and Adam Tooze in conversation, moderated by Kate Aronoff.
Know Your Enemy: The Infernal Triangle
Historian and journalist Rick Perlstein explains what Democrats and the media are (still) getting wrong about the threat from Trump and the far right.
Rebuilding the Democratic Coalition
While some have argued that the Biden administration’s industrial policy offered too much to the private sector, these bills were designed to serve multiple constituencies.
What’s the Matter With the Democrats?
Two new books reveal the shortcomings at the heart of the liberal critique of Trump voters.
The Decline of Union Hall Politics
To become a party based among workers again, Democrats must remember that partisan commitment often grows from local roots.
Highway Robbery
Government highway agencies have enabled the blatant falsification of traffic model results. Consequently, the United States wastes billions on road expansions that fail to cure congestion and make it harder to get around without a car.
Israel’s Security Theater
Destructive displays of technological prowess in Lebanon serve to distract the Israeli public from the military’s failure to achieve its long-stated war aims.
