[EVENT | January 25] Trumpism: How Should the Left Respond?
Join Bhaskar Sunkara, Nancy Fraser, Paul Berman, Robert Master, Deva Woodly, and Michael Kazin for a debate on how the left can fight—and defeat—Trumpism.
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[LONDON EVENT | January 4] Donald Trump, Brexit, and the Transatlantic Left
Londoners: Join Dawn Foster, Peter Mandler, Pragna Patel, and Natasha Lewis to discuss the political shocks of the past year, and how the left should respond in 2017.
[EVENT | November 22] Feminist Strategies
Join Dissent editors and contributors to discuss the challenges feminists will face under a Trump presidency, and how our movements can fight back.
[EVENT | October 6] Fall Issue Reading Party
Join us on Thursday, October 6 for an evening of short readings from our Fall issue.
[Special Event | July 19] Booked Live with Elizabeth Hinton and Timothy Shenk
On July 19, Dissent is hosting a special event for Solidarity Subscribers. Contributing editor Timothy Shenk will speak with historian Elizabeth Hinton about her important new book, From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime. The conversation will be followed …
[EVENT | April 15] Spring Issue and Podcast Launch: Climate Justice
Join Dissent writers, editors, and fellow travelers for a panel discussion and after-party to launch our Spring issue, The Fight for Climate Justice, and our new climate podcast, Hot & Bothered. From the Tar Sands to Energy Democracy: Visions for the …
[EVENT | March 21] In Conversation with BYP100’s Agenda to Build Black Futures
Join Janae Bonsu, Darrick Hamilton, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Mychal Denzel Smith to discuss BYP100’s Agenda to Build Black Futures, a set of economic goals and structural changes that could improve the lives of black people in the United States.
[EVENT | February 5] Winter Launch Party
Join us on February 5 in Brooklyn for a celebration of our Winter issue!
[VIDEO] Income For All! Two Visions of a New Economy
Should the left champion jobs for all or advance a basic income as part of a broader anti-work politics? Can we do both? Watch a special panel discussion with Alyssa Battistoni, Darrick Hamilton, Pavlina R. Tcherneva, and Jesse Myerson.
[EVENT | December 14] Michael Walzer: On Democratic Internationalism
Join Michael Walzer for a lecture on politics and democratic internationalism.
[EVENT | December 10] How Should We Reform Criminal Justice?
Michael Javen Fortner and Marie Gottschalk debate criminal justice reform, Thursday, December 10, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at CUNY’s Murphy Institute.
[EVENT] Income for All! Two Visions for a New Economy
Should the left champion jobs for all or advance a basic income as part of a broader anti-work politics? Can we do both? Join Dissent, Jacobin, and the New Economy Coalition for a panel discussion, November 9 in Brooklyn.
[EVENT] The Battle for Rojava
Kurdish activist Dilar Dirik in conversation with Meredith Tax, Thursday, October 22, 2015, 7 p.m. at the New School.
[VIDEO] A Voice Still Heard: Irving Howe and Dissent
Nina Howe, Paul Berman, and Sarah Leonard discuss Irving Howe’s legacy and influence with American Jewish historian Tony Michels, May 27, 2015.
[VIDEO] Asia and Dissent in a Time of Strongman Leaders
In February, Dissent and the India-China Institute co-hosted a panel on “Asia and Dissent in a Time of Strongman Leaders” at the New School, with Alexis Dudden speaking on Japan’s Shinzo Abe, Nina Khrushcheva on Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Ross Perlin on China’s Xi Jinping, and Sanjay Ruparelia on India’s Narendra Modi. The panel was moderated by Dissent editorial board member Jeffrey Wasserstrom.
