Against Moral Austerity: On the Need for a Christian Left
Secular and religious progressives should work together to reach beyond blue strongholds and forcefully show that moral concerns are not limited to the religious right.
Winter 2025
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Standing With Immigrants in Nebraska
Nebraska has not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee in more than half a century. But in recent years, it has nonetheless seen the flowering of a pro-immigrant political culture.
Why I Left Immigration Law
The U.S. immigration system demands penance from immigrants for the privilege of staying in the country and reinforces tired stereotypes about the global South. After four years, I could no longer be part of it.
China and the United States: Reversing Roles on Climate Change?
While Trump promises to axe the EPA and bring back coal, China’s leaders are heralding a new “ecological civilization.” But are the two countries really reversing roles on the environment?
The GOP’s Bad Faith Over Russia
When it comes to the Comey firing, where are all the fire-and-brimstone conservatives who for so many decades made alleged Soviet and communist meddling in U.S. affairs their crusade?
Berta Cáceres, Presente!
As tens of thousands flooded Washington, D.C. for the People’s Climate March, they carried the voices of those most at risk for defending the environment: indigenous activists like Berta Cáceres, who was murdered in Honduras last year and whose true killers remain at large.
Did Turkey’s Democracy Devour Itself?
Voters worldwide have been making some alarming decisions lately, but none have gone so far as to vote democracy itself out of existence. On Sunday, Turkey seems to have done just that.
Bombing for Ratings
The pundits cheering last Thursday’s surprise airstrikes on a Syrian base are only fueling Trump’s adventurism.
Trump’s Syria Air Strikes: A Perverse Advance in International Law?
With no knowledge or desire of doing so, Trump may have created a precedent that will encourage allies alarmed by his raving incompetence to fill the gap between Security Council action and complete inaction.
Trump and the F-Word
It is tempting to call our new president a fascist, but a fixation on Trump’s authoritarian personality obscures the real menace: the Republican agenda.
Leaked: Further Travel Restrictions from the Trump Administration
Dissent has obtained an exclusive draft of a new Trump administration executive order, titled Protecting the Nation from Various Thingies Owned by Foreign Terrorists.
[EVENT | March 29] Labor, Trump, and the Fight for Economic Justice
Join Sarah Jaffe, Michelle Chen, Pam Galpern, Bhairavi Desai, and Rabyaah Althaibani for a discussion about how labor can fight Trump.
Indecent Exposures
Oliver Stone’s Hollywood retelling of the Snowden saga ends up depicting surveillance as little more than an inconvenience that might threaten our sex lives.
The Politics of Resistance
Suddenly, everyone on the left is talking about resistance. This is something we should celebrate—while recognizing that it is only half a politics.
The Return of Border Discrimination
A product of the civil rights era, the 1965 Immigration Act changed the United States in ways its supporters could hardly imagine. But will the principle of open immigration withstand Trump’s presidency?
