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Memories of Bogdan Denitch

Jo-Ann Mort ▪ April 4, 2016

The man whom the folk-singer legend Dave Van Ronk, Bogdan’s old friend, called “the mad Montenegrin” was a larger-than-life figure with a uniformly kind heart that he often tried to mask.

Kim Davis’s God Is Not My God

Kristen Bahler ▪ March 29, 2016

I don’t call myself a Christian anymore. I still believe in God, and I still pray, but the word troubles me—suggesting there’s common ground between myself and our country’s proudest zealots.

The danger of Trump is that he is completely removing the norms of public discourse—the same norms that have served to hold in check those unwilling to see their society transformed by greater equality and liberty.

Can You Eat Democracy?

Alena Krempaská and Peter Weisenbacher ▪ March 23, 2016

If one thing is clear, it is that Central Europeans will not come out onto the streets solely for an abstract idea of “more democracy in Europe.” The question therefore remains: how to inspire Central Europeans to mobilize for real reform?

Do Black Women Matter to the Black Church?

Lawrence Ware and Lauren Whiteman ▪ March 22, 2016

Award-winning gospel singer James Fortune’s recent conviction for domestic violence points to a larger problem of patriarchy within the black church.

Belabored Podcast #99: Because of Sex, with Gillian Thomas

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 18, 2016

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act made it illegal for employers to discriminate “because of sex.” We talk with Gillian Thomas, author of a new book on the history of the Supreme Court’s rulings on that little phrase, which have shaped the experiences of millions of working people.

[EVENT | March 21] In Conversation with BYP100’s Agenda to Build Black Futures

Editors ▪ March 14, 2016

Join Janae Bonsu, Darrick Hamilton, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Mychal Denzel Smith to discuss BYP100’s Agenda to Build Black Futures, a set of economic goals and structural changes that could improve the lives of black people in the United States.

Asking About Abortion

Carole Joffe ▪ March 11, 2016

While Hillary Clinton’s and Bernie Sander’s positions and voting records on abortion may be similar, Clinton has engaged more proactively with the issue, even if not always perfectly.

Booked: The Living Dead

Timothy Shenk ▪ March 10, 2016

An interview with Thomas Laqueur about his book The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains.

Gutting Public Unions: A Response

Daniel DiSalvo ▪ March 9, 2016

The author of Government Against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences responds to William Jones’s review.

Belabored Podcast #98: Teachers Mobilizing for Migrant Kids

Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen ▪ March 4, 2016

Following the arrest of six children in immigration raids, public school teachers in North Carolina are rallying to protect their students from deportation.

Donald Trump is the Candidate the Republican Party Deserves

Lawrence Ware ▪ March 3, 2016

After years of stoking xenophobia and racism, the GOP now has a frontrunner whose only brilliance lies in his ability to seize the populist anxiety Republicans themselves have cultivated.