Cuba, Que Linda Es Cuba? Notes on a Revolutionary Sojourn, 1969
From cutting cane with Fidel to dining with Viet Cong soldiers, some memories from a trip to Cuba with the first contingent of the Venceremos (“We Shall Win”) Brigade.
Spring 2025
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“Coates Isn’t Hopeful”: Melvin Rogers Responds to Lester Spence
Why is Ta-Nehisi Coates unable to comfort his son in the face of the non-indictment of Darren Wilson? This is the central problem of Between the World and Me.
“Coates Is a Realist, Not a Pessimist”: Lester Spence Responds to Melvin Rogers
Rather than taking a pessimist’s approach with his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates is taking a realistic approach, grounded in American history.
Ferguson Revisited
One year after the death of Michael Brown, the conditions that made Ferguson shorthand for economic, political, and carceral injustice remain unchanged.
Belabored Podcast #83: Austerity and Solidarity in Greece, with Sarah Leonard
What’s happening in Greece? Sarah Leonard, who just returned from a reporting trip to the country, joins us to explain what just happened and what’s next for the working people of Greece and the rest of austerity-ridden Europe.
70 Years After Hiroshima
Political theorists John Rawls, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Ronald Takaki, and Michael Walzer consider the moral and political implications of nuclear weaponry.
A Budding Democracy Movement in Thailand
In the year since a military coup brought General Prayuth Chan-ocha and his fellow officers to power in Thailand, repression of protest has taken on a scale not seen in the country since the 1970s. But a courageous group of activists are pointing the way toward a new movement for democracy.
Belabored Podcast #82: Labor Rising in New Media, with Justin Molito
Writers Guild of America East is the union behind recent public organizing campaigns at two digital media outlets—Gawker Media and Salon.com. We talked to their director of organizing, Justin Molito.
What Does El Chapo’s Escape Mean for the Mexican Drug Trade?
El Chapo’s escape shows the Sinaloa Cartel still has extraordinary financial and political clout. Benjamin T. Smith explores the effects his newfound freedom might have on trafficking and violence in Mexico.
Booked: On Their Way to Freedom
An interview with Eric Foner on the underground railroad in New York, how history helps us to understand change, and why the left should talk more about freedom.
The Fall of the Confederate Flag
The fall of the Confederate flag in Columbia, South Carolina, has been over fifty years in the making. What does it mean for the state, for the South, and for the nation?
Belabored Podcast #81: Live, with Who Makes Cents?
Audio from our live discussion on labor and the history of capitalism, with Betsy Beasley and David Stein.
Booked: The Meaning of the Fourth of July
Americans revere the Declaration of Independence, but most of us don’t read it. Timothy Shenk spoke with Danielle Allen about the document’s relevance for how we understand liberty and equality in the United States today.
Belabored Podcast #80: Class Struggle? There’s An App for That
What if you could run a workplace organizing campaign through your smartphone? We speak with Mark Zuckerman, president of The Century Foundation, about how unions can use digital platforms to empower workers. Plus: the latest on Uber, Verizon, the TPP, and an ice-cream labor revolt.
Summer Issue Preview: American Movements
As July approaches, we’re excited to offer you a glimpse of our forthcoming Summer issue, which ships on July 1 and launches online July 6. The issue includes a special section on “American Movements,” surveying the accomplishments and the limits of some …
