A discussion on Philip Rieff, a conservative sociologist concerned that society was being driven by therapeutic ideas and psychological institutions rather than by religious or political ones.
Dissent
The Communist Collapse
__ SEPTEM 1’IER 7 ,1991 • he remarkable events in the Sovie t Union since the failed coup of August IS- remarkable both for the depth and rapidity of change-make it almost reckless 10 venture a serious comment as we …
Nurses End Strike in New York
After a three-day strike, the New York State Nurses Association announced it had reached tentative agreements with two hospitals that will strengthen safe staffing standards.
Righteous Anger
Introducing our Winter 2023 special section, “Feminism After Dobbs.”
Iran’s Cinema of Resistance
Independent filmmakers offer a vital portal into the historic struggle against the theocratic regime.
Reproductive Rights at the Bargaining Table
A roundtable on Dobbs and organized labor.
The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Ghost of Margaret Sanger
Religious conservatives see “anti-eugenic” state laws as the most promising avenue for establishing a federal ban on abortion. Much of the feminist left is ill-equipped to deal with this threat.
The Agoraphobic Fantasy of Tradlife
In an increasingly expensive and antisocial world, tradwives forsake life with others for the lonely, constrictive spaces of bourgeois ownership.
Feminists Against Authoritarianism
Minority rule is a major obstacle to ensuring abortion rights.
“A Fundamental Violation of Basic Human Rights”
An interview with Loretta J. Ross.
A Museum for the Working Class
The Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art offers a place for working-class art without tokenizing or empty gestures of representation.
Drag Race to the Bottom
The so-called drag golden age is really a gilded age, where the runaway success of a few is made possible at the expense of the many.