Dissent

We cannot make the most urgent infrastructural investments of our lifetimes with gentle signals to financial markets. The clearest path forward is to embrace the capacity of the state.

In Reckoning: Black Lives Matter and the Democratic Necessity of Social Movements, Deva Woodly makes a case for radical Black feminist pragmatism, a philosophy “that takes lessons from many twentieth-century ideologies and forges them into a political ethic for our...

The feminization of therapy is crucial to understanding how it became both devalued and out of reach.

The core spirit of Sex Education, easily missed on account of its boisterous sex-positivity, is the sophisticated sexual prudence, patience, and maturity of Generation Z.

The work of the left at this moment is to understand what new spaces have opened up and how to build upon them. Introducing our Winter 2022 special section, “Beyond Bidenomics.”

Artificial intelligence has often been adopted in ways that reinforce exploitation and domination. But that doesn’t mean we should greet all new AI tools with refusal.

A preview of our next issue.

Desire is shaped by social assumptions and prejudices, Amia Srinivasan argues in The Right to Sex. So what does one do about it?

A look at our most-read articles this year.

Matt and Sam answer listener questions about Garry Wills, human nature, how and whether to interview conservatives, Nixon, Bob Dylan, and bourbon.

The election of Gabriel Boric and the ongoing process to write a new constitution present a historic opportunity for the left to shape a new social pact in Chile.

An interview with Amitav Ghosh, the author of The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis.