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A Letter to My Students on the Election

Nicolaus Mills ▪ November 13, 2020

The president’s refusal to concede lays groundwork for the narrative of a new “Lost Cause.”

A Blow for Labor Rights in California

Michelle Chen ▪ November 6, 2020

Gig workers were barely scraping by even before companies like Uber spent $200 million on the successful campaign to pass Proposition 22. Now, two paths lie ahead: one paved by corporate cash, and the other blazed by the workers behind the wheel.

Belabored: Trump’s Broken Promises

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 30, 2020

Trump and Pence claim that industrial jobs are “booming” under their leadership. In Lordstown and Indianapolis, local labor organizers tell a different story.

Know Your Enemy: Suburban Woman, with Dorothy Fortenberry

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 30, 2020

Dorothy Fortenberry, playwright and writer on The Handmaid’s Tale, talks about gender and politics, the work women do, the importance of institutions, the #Resistance, and more.

Misery at the Happiest Place on Earth

Michelle Chen ▪ October 29, 2020

A massive round of Disney Parks layoffs is acutely felt in Florida.

Know Your Enemy: On the Road to Reaganland, with Rick Perlstein and Leon Neyfakh

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 23, 2020

A discussion about “Fiasco: The Battle for Boston,” the weird and wild 1970s, and Ronald Reagan’s path to victory.

Teachers’ Aides Adjust to the COVID Classroom

Michelle Chen ▪ October 22, 2020

In-person, hybrid, and remote teaching all present different challenges for paraeducators.

Belabored: Essential but Excluded, with Nadia Marin-Molina

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 16, 2020

Community and labor groups are campaigning for equal benefits for undocumented immigrants and other workers excluded from the coronavirus relief packages.

Tributes to Michael Kazin

Editors ▪ October 6, 2020

Celebrating Michael Kazin as he retires from co-editorship of Dissent.

Announcing New Editors

Editors ▪ October 5, 2020

Natasha Lewis joins Timothy Shenk as co-editor of Dissent, and eight contributors join the editorial board.

Belabored: The Senate Fiddles While America Burns, with Rebecca Dixon

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 2, 2020

The Democrats in the House just passed a new stimulus bill, but what are its odds of passing the Senate? Rebecca Dixon of the National Employment Law Project breaks it down.

[EVENT | October 7] Fall Issue Launch: Technology and the Crisis of Work

Editors ▪ October 1, 2020

Join us on Wednesday, October 7 at 7 p.m. (EST) for a conversation on the special section of our Fall 2020 issue with its guest editors and contributors.