How Syriza Lost the Left
The Greek Coalition of the Radical Left is likely facing a major defeat in this Sunday’s election.
Winter 2025
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Survivors against Concentration Camps
Can Nazi concentration camps be compared to other detention centers? Their survivors thought so.
The End of the World as We Know It?
If the humanities can’t produce thinkers who can get us out of this mess, they are still producing some of the best commentators on where it has come from and where it threatens to take us.
Bernie Versus the Establishment?
The primary field isn’t polarized between left and center as clearly as it was in 2016. But Sanders is still the only candidate who tells us, over and over, that we need more than a good president.
How Movements Moved the Debates
If there is one thing the first Democratic debates made clear, it is that movements lead, politicians follow.
Who Can Lead a More Progressive Party?
The ironic consequence of Sanders’s 2016 campaign is that most Americans now have a difficult time understanding how his socialism differs from the stands taken by other progressive candidates.
Poverty Doesn’t Make You Racist
According to a recent study, white voters who support anti-racist policies generally have less income than their more racist peers.
Immigrants Didn’t Kill Your Union
Immigration didn’t cause the economic restructuring that began in the 1970s, or the inequality and labor degradation that came with it.
The Reparations Debate
How should the struggle for reparations for slavery fit into a broader political strategy for the left?
Belabored Podcast #178: A Nurse’s Prescription for Fixing Healthcare
Unionized nurses are campaigning for sweeping changes to the healthcare system, including Medicare for All and safe staffing levels in hospitals.
The UK’s Last Prime Minister?
Boris Johnson could very well become prime minister. The United Kingdom might not survive it.
The Black Comedy of Arthur Laffer
The idea behind the Laffer curve is a great satire of the hardworking self-image of the American managerial class.
Happy Birthday, Pauline
Pauline Kael was one of the great voices of American freedom. The road she opened for critics is simultaneously the most rewarding and the most difficult to follow.
Chan Kin-man and the Spirit of Dissent in Hong Kong
Chan was given a sixteen-month sentence in April for his role in the pro-democracy protests that began in 2014. While he remains imprisoned, his successors have taken to the streets.
Could Tiffany Cabán Transform the Queens Criminal Justice System?
The career public defender hopes to join a wave of progressive district attorneys pushing a bold agenda of criminal-legal reform.
