[EVENT | July 10] Labor’s Partisans
A discussion with Alex Press and E. Tammy Kim, moderated by Natasha Lewis.
Spring 2025
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[BAY AREA EVENT | June 26] Housing Politics and Climate Disaster
A discussion with Zach Lou and Moira Birss, moderated by Patrick Iber.
Know Your Enemy: Christopher Caldwell’s Case Against Civil Rights
Matt and Sam discuss Christopher Caldwell’s The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties, a broadside against the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Know Your Enemy: Did Podcasters Make Trump President?
Matt and Sam talk to Andrew Marantz about “bro” podcasts and their role in Trump’s election victory.
Border Politics
A preview of our Spring 2025 issue.
Know Your Enemy: The Meaning of Pope Francis
Matt and Sam discuss the passing of Pope Francis, what his papacy meant, why he scandalized the Catholic right, and why his message feels so necessary and so far away.
Dissent: Now More Than Ever!
Join Dissent on April 8 for a special fundraiser in New York City.
Know Your Enemy: Becoming Elon Musk, Part Two
In the second of two episodes on Elon Musk, Matt and Sam examine key moments in the billionaire’s political derangement, his purchase of Twitter, and his role in Trump’s second term.
Know Your Enemy: Becoming Elon Musk, Part One
In the first of two episodes on Elon Musk, Matt and Sam explore the billionaire’s fraught adolescence and first years in Silicon Valley.
Labor’s Partisans: A Dissent Anthology
A collection of Dissent’s writing on the union movement is out now. Get your copy today.
Know Your Enemy: Pay Attention!
Matt and Sam are joined by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes to discuss his new book The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource.
Know Your Enemy: Ayn Rand Against the World
Matt and Sam talk to historian Jennifer Burns about the fascinating life, and brutal philosophy, of Ayn Rand.
Know Your Enemy: The Entrepreneurial Ethic
Matt and Sam talk to historian Erik Baker about his new book, Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America.
The End of the Biden Era
A preview of our Winter 2025 issue.
Know Your Enemy: Women vs. the System
Matt and Sam welcome Dorothy Fortenberry back to the podcast to discuss gender, the 2024 election, and whether or not women can run against “the System.”
