A culture of reverence for the U.S. Constitution shields the founding document from criticism, despite its many shortcomings. We need an alternative vision that provides meaningful freedom at home and embraces self-determination abroad.
Throughout the United States, racial separation remains a common feature of collective life. The consequences are significant for left political organizing aimed at building a multiracial working-class majority.
American leftists need an internationalist vision that universally and effectively joins anti-imperial and anti-authoritarian ethics.
Five Dissent editorial board members discuss what the elections tell us about the path ahead for the left, center, and right in American politics.
Trumpian nativism promotes whiteness as the basis for solidarity. Our response must demonstrate how freedom for one depends on freedom for all.
