A New Era?
The work of the left at this moment is to understand what new spaces have opened up and how to build upon them.
Introducing our Winter 2022 special section, “Beyond Bidenomics.”
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Born Into the Dark
What happens to progressives who give up on progress?
Culture War in the Classroom
It is time for educators to go on the offensive against the conservative campaign to ban “critical race theory” from schools.
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.
The Early End of Unemployment Insurance Is Class War
If the Biden administration were serious about helping workers to build power, it would push back against the Republican governors who are ending pandemic unemployment programs early.
Know Your Enemy: The Rush Limbaugh Show, with Nicole Hemmer
Historian Nicole Hemmer discusses the life and legacy of the late talk-radio juggernaut Rush Limbaugh.
Know Your Enemy: How to Survive a Pandemic, with Peter Staley
Veteran HIV/AIDS activist Peter Staley discusses the AIDS crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of his friend Dr. Anthony Fauci in both.
Family Ties
We’re still living with the punitive politics of family values. A broader, universal vision can break its vise grip.
Know Your Enemy: Panic! In America, with the You’re Wrong About Podcast
A discussion on how moral panics fueled America’s right turn, with Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes.
The Not-So-Strange Death of Right Populism
A string of pseudo-populist conservative movements have reverted to the same agenda of tax cuts and deregulation. Why should we expect anything different?
Disenfranchisement: An American Tradition
Invoking the specter of voter fraud to undermine democratic participation is a tactic as old as the United States itself.
This Is Who We Are
The rioters at the Capitol are part of an unbroken American tradition. Sweet talk about our “better angels” did not defeat them before and will not now.
The 2020 Elections: A Roundtable
Five Dissent editorial board members discuss what the elections tell us about the path ahead for the left, center, and right in American politics.
Diversity and the Democrats
The diversity of the initial roster of Democratic presidential candidates pushed all of them to speak about their commitments to battle racism and gender inequity. But it wasn’t enough to transform the political landscape in which they competed.
Know Your Enemy: Know Your Frenemies, with Samuel Moyn
A conversation with historian Samuel Moyn on the Never Trump movement, a collection of conservative intellectuals and Republican operatives trying to consolidate the so-called political center against not just Trump but also the left.
