The Problem of Police Nationalism
Police nationalism is rooted in conservative ideas of law and order, but it has also been sustained by decades of liberal police reform.
Winter 2025
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The Fate of the New Popular Front
If the Democratic coalition remains reliant on well-to-do suburbanites reluctant to accept taxes on the rich, the new Popular Front strategy will fall short.
For Love or Money
The American political infotainment machine has turned the ethics of conviction into a source of profits.
The Cross and the Gavel
Progressive critics of secularism argue that the Protestant origins of religious liberty make it corrupt beyond saving. But to achieve real pluralism, should the left abandon the concept altogether?
The House That Marx Built
The incomplete or fragmentary state of Marxism is a sign of its ongoing life. It remains unfinished because so does history.
Marxism for Tomorrow
An intelligent left today can neither live within nor without Marx’s thought. Marxism today is most useful when it is erratic, irreverent, non-doctrinaire.
Toward a Post-Zionist Left
The left must move beyond the false binaries of liberal Zionism and embrace a post-Zionist politics of civil rights and nonviolent resistance.
With a counter-argument by Susie Linfield.
Is a Left Zionism Possible?
The spirit of left Zionism, which was strong enough to build a country, has receded to the margins of Israeli politics. Can it be revived?
With a counter-argument by Joshua Leifer.
Civil Liberties and Endless War 
Civil libertarians have tolerated the normalization of perpetual, if more sanitary, war.
With a response by David Cole.
No Cheers For Anarchism
Anarchists are better dreamers than doers. A successful movement requires compromise, organization, and leadership to actually get things done.
The Anarchist Spirit
Many popular movements around the world today oppose hierarchy and embrace direct democracy. This is a spirit that we should applaud and help to flourish.
Beyond Criminal Justice Reform
Real criminal justice reform demands profound social change. The fixation on severe sentences and police brutality masks harder truths.
With a counter-argument by Marie Gottschalk.
Why the Left Needs Religion
Christianity provides both a program and a passion essential to anti-oppression movements. Its legacy for left politics is one worth fighting for.
With a counter-argument from Susan Jacoby.
Not God’s Politics
When politics involves difficult moral issues, a free and diverse people cannot decide on the basis of what the god of a Texas legislator has to say.
With a counter-argument from Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig.
Reproductive Justice, Not Just Rights
The language of choice has proved useless for claiming public resources that most women need in order to maintain control over their bodies and their lives.
