The Dirtbag Manifesto
As liberal comedy flounders, Chapo Trap House issues a welcome corrective—a brand of humor that is not just combative, but offers a systemic explanation for capitalism’s ills.
Winter 2025
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Taking Back the Wheel
In the future heralded by Silicon Valley, cars will fly and labor will be disposable. But none of this is inevitable. It’s a political choice—that we can still reject.
Brooklyn Wireless Workers Vote to Save Their Union
Verizon keeps trying to stop wireless workers from organizing. Instead their union is expanding.
Laundering Racism Through the Court: The Scandal of States’ Rights
In critical decisions on issues like voting rights and healthcare, the Supreme Court is using the guise of “federalism” to claw back hard-won progress toward racial justice.
Belabored Podcast #158: A Victory for Labor in Missouri
This month Missouri voters rejected “right to work” at the ballot. Two organizers from the state join us to talk about the win and what the rest of the country can learn from their incredible success.
The Gospel of Wealth
How did the “moral economy”—a concept that once encompassed a radical critique of capitalism—become the province of billionaires?
Welcoming Kate Aronoff to Dissent ’s Editorial Board
Please join us in welcoming Kate Aronoff to the Dissent masthead!
The Great Moving Left Show
Going left on economics plays not only in the liberal cities but also in many of the suburbs and farms. It’s the key to the Democrats’ electoral success moving forward.
Booked: Imagining a World with No Bullshit Jobs
As many as half of the jobs we do could be considered pointless, estimates anthropologist David Graeber. How did so many of these jobs come to exist, and what does it mean for labor activists?
How Missouri Beat “Right to Work”
With last week’s referendum, the “Show-Me” state showed that the right’s assault on organized labor does not stand the test of democracy.
Belabored Podcast #157: What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?
In a special panel discussion, Sarah speaks with three strike veterans about what it takes to walk off the job, build community support—and win.
Socialism and the Liberal Imagination
How do socialist demands become liberal common sense? The history of the New Deal offers a useful lesson.
Texas Millennials Move the Needle
To win in Texas, the Democratic Party will need to build a progressive ecosystem that can engage key constituencies—particularly young voters—throughout the year.
So Much Winning
“I first notice it a few weeks after the election. The swastika has been spray-painted onto the curb kitty-corner from my parents’ house…”
A short story.
Escaping Mass Incarceration
Can a prison novel set in the age of mass incarceration have a successful escape? Rachel Kushner’s answer is at once hopeless and transformative.
