Dissent

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?

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?

Our day and night at the Pentagon, like Faust’s encounter with the Earth Spirit, marked a new awareness of ominous, fearful powers that had to be dealt with before our dreams of freedom and self-fulfillment could be made real.

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