Dissent

Matt and Sam talk to Osita Nwanevu about his new book, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding.

The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.

Does Morena’s success offer a blueprint for the left? An exchange.

An interview with Adam Przeworski.

Flesh and blood alone cannot halt the advance of iron and steel. To stop the tanks, we need people to place blocks on the road and throw sand into the gears.

The scale and depth of the attack on our institutions means that there is no simple way for a pro-democracy coalition to flip the lights back on after Trump. We need transformative thinking.

Progressives will only make lasting progress with Latino voters if they examine not just why Trump was appealing, but also why the left was not.

What can we learn about the history of capitalism by following slavery’s supply chains?

As a species, we produce gardeners, devoted caretakers, and also arsonists.

In cooperation with gangs and with massive popular support, Nayib Bukele is cracking down on dissidents and massively expanding the state’s carceral apparatus.

How do we know when democracy is gone?

What can we learn about the history of capitalism by following slavery’s supply chains?