How Movements Moved the Debates
If there is one thing the first Democratic debates made clear, it is that movements lead, politicians follow.
Spring 2025
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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.
The Far-Right Roots of “Straight Pride”
The announced parade is the latest right-wing effort to seize the pathos of victimhood from the actually marginalized. Organizers around Boston have shown the greater strength that lies in solidarity.
Little Luck for the Left in Central and Eastern Europe
Right-wing parties, nationalists, populists, and Euroskeptics gained seats in last month’s European elections, especially in Hungary and Poland. The left, in contrast, suffered numerous defeats.
Nicos Poulantzas: Philosopher of Democratic Socialism
Poulantzas tried to envision how the left could simultaneously champion rank-and-file democracy at a distance from the state and push for radical transformation from within it.
Belabored Podcast #177: More Hours for What We Will, with Will Stronge
What if the best thing we could do—for ourselves, the planet, and even our workplaces—was to work less?
