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Stopping the War This Time

Nick Serpe ▪ January 3, 2020

As the deadening pall of national security discourse once again falls over the United States, we need to hold onto the shock and outrage of these first hours.

The Battle to Frame the Defeat

Katrina Forrester, Keith Kahn-Harris, Pragna Patel and Kojo Koram ▪ December 24, 2019

Four responses to the UK’s general election.

The Year at Dissent

Editors ▪ December 21, 2019

Looking back at some of our best and most-read pieces in 2019.

Belabored Podcast #190: The Year in Labor

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ December 20, 2019

Sarah and Michelle talk about this year’s biggest labor stories.

Democracy and Barbarism: A Preview of our Winter 2020 Issue

Editors ▪ December 19, 2019

A preview of our next issue.

Belabored Podcast #189: International Solidarity

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ December 6, 2019

How do we reach across borders to build a truly international labor movement?

Know Your Enemy #12: She’s Got a Plan, with Rebecca Traister

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ December 2, 2019

How does patriarchy condition women’s political careers? How does the right mobilize anti-feminism to win?

Belabored Podcast #188: What the Chicago Teachers Won

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ November 15, 2019

After eleven days rallying in the streets, the Chicago Teachers Union ended their strike and inked a tentative agreement with many hard-fought gains.

Know Your Enemy #11: We Could Be Heroes, with Will Arbery

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ November 11, 2019

A long chat with Will Arbery, the playwright behind Heroes of the Fourth Turning, a riveting new play about conservative Catholics in the Trump era.

Belabored Podcast #187: After the GM Strike, Now What?

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ November 1, 2019

Autoworker Sean Crawford and Sociology Professor Ruth Milkman join us to debrief.

Know Your Enemy #10: Trump Country, with Sarah Jones

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 29, 2019

Journalist Sarah Jones joins hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell to discuss the myth of “Trump Country,” the pitfalls of reporting on rural America, and…the End Times.

Belabored Podcast #186: “A Boss Is a Boss”

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ October 18, 2019

Two organizers discuss recent efforts to unionize nonprofit workers. Plus: an interview with Chicago teacher Kenzo Shibata about the first day on the picket line.

Know Your Enemy #9: Working-Class Conservatism, with Max Alvarez

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 8, 2019

Matt and Sam talk to Max Alvarez—writer, editor, and host of the podcast Working People—about growing up working-class and conservative in a mixed-race household.