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.
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Zombie Neoliberalism
How “There Is No Alternative” gave us Donald Trump.
Why Trump Won Rural America
Almost a year later, pundits are still struggling to understand why Trump won so handily in rural America. The answer lies in the failure of the political system to address, or even acknowledge, small-town economic struggles.
Booked: Capitalizing on Rural Resentment, with Katherine J. Cramer
Katherine J. Cramer talks about her new book, The Politics of Resentment, and how the right exploits rural-urban divides to promote a populist image.
Hot & Bothered Podcast #10: Into the Abyss
Four guests join us for back-to-back interviews on how the climate movement is gearing up to resist Trump’s agenda and build toward a radically different future.
The Austerity of the Obama Years
Austerity, both as a practice and as a metaphor, defined the landscape, culture, and politics of the Obama era.
The Historical Task of the Left in the Present Period
If the survival of a vital center is also the precondition of an active left, one of the historical tasks of the left today is to help hold the center—even as we promote a militancy all our own.
Hanukkah and the Apocalypse
A 2,200-year-old cold take on Donald Trump’s election.
Hot & Bothered Podcast #9: A Holiday Gift for Climate Wonks, with Kevin Ummel
Data scientist Kevin Ummel joins Daniel to discuss carbon, consumption, cities, and how climate policies should reflect them.
Texas’s New Ground Game
While conservatives tighten their grip on Washington, a network of grassroots organizers in three Texas cities is showing how local progressives can beat the odds. Could their efforts become a national model for opposing Trumpism?
Belabored Podcast #118: Fighting for Sanctuary and Solidarity
Rosanna Aran and Christina Fox of #SomosVisibles join us to talk about immigrant organizing in New York under Trump.
Hot & Bothered Podcast #8: Why Climate Justice Means Racial Justice, with Dawn Phillips
What does fighting environmental racism really look like? Daniel talks to Dawn Phillips, a lead organizer with Causa Justa-Just Cause, which has been leading the fight against “green” gentrification in the Bay Area. And Kate reports from Standing Rock, where Native activists are looking ahead to the long term.
The Next Democratic Party
Parties recover from defeat in two ways. They can try to beat the opposition at their own game, or they can try to change the rules of the game. Donald Trump did the latter. Now it’s the Democrats’ turn.
Authoritarian Democracy: A Playbook
From India to Turkey to the Philippines, authoritarian-leaning leaders of major world democracies have refined a set of strategies to make their countries less democratic. Here are five common tactics to watch out for.
Prepare For Regime Change, Not Policy Change
Lessons from the autocrats’ toolkit.
