The Battle to Frame the Defeat
Four responses to the UK’s general election.
Spring 2025
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The Year at Dissent
Looking back at some of our best and most-read pieces in 2019.
Belabored Podcast #190: The Year in Labor
Sarah and Michelle talk about this year’s biggest labor stories.
Democracy and Barbarism: A Preview of our Winter 2020 Issue
A preview of our next issue.
Belabored Podcast #189: International Solidarity
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
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
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
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?
Autoworker Sean Crawford and Sociology Professor Ruth Milkman join us to debrief.
Know Your Enemy #10: Trump Country, with Sarah Jones
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”
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
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.
[EVENT | October 17] Fall Issue Launch: Why We Need a Working-Class Media
Join us on Thursday, October 17 at 7 p.m. at Verso Books in Brooklyn for the launch of our Fall 2019 issue.
Belabored Podcast #185: Riding for Deliveroo, with Callum Cant
An inside look at the gig economy. Plus: updates from the GM strike, a teachers’ strike looming in Chicago, and more.
Belabored Podcast #184: Organizing the Unorganizable, with Jason Moyer-Lee
We hear about a new union in the UK organizing everyone from foster care workers to Uber drivers. Plus: an interview with a striking General Motors worker.
