[EVENT | August 26] Building the People’s Banks
A virtual discussion on postal banking with David Dayen, Courtney “CJ” Jenkins, Melissa Rakestraw, and Flynn Murray.
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The People in the Streets Demand Justice
Unwavering solidarity with and participation in this struggle for black freedom is a moral and political imperative—with the potential to transform the landscape of American radicalism.
Socialism in One Factory 
We stand together on one side of a great river, which we all must cross. The workers at the French watch factory Lip swam ahead, and lit a beacon for us all.
Liberalism After Rawls, with Katrina Forrester
Katrina Forrester’s In the Shadow of Justice explores the world that shaped the ideas of John Rawls, and how his work remade political philosophy. Is there still room for his liberal egalitarianism in an age of ideological ferment and social conflict?
The Municipalist Moment
Movements on the left are increasingly looking to build power at the local level. The question is how to leverage municipal gains to transform the system at expanding scales.
Among the Post-Liberals
No one has the stomach to burn out the tongues of blasphemers anymore, even if some remain too ornery to admit it. Perhaps breaking free of liberalism is harder than it looks.
How Socialists Can Govern
Many on the U.S. left fear governing power, in part because it has been so difficult to achieve. More recent optimism among socialists is a welcome development—but we need a middle ground between being cynical and naive.
The Realigners: An Interview with Waleed Shahid of Justice Democrats
Social movements are winning in the arena of public opinion. Now they need champions in places of power who can fight for their demands.
We Need an Insurgent Mass Movement
Trumpian nativism promotes whiteness as the basis for solidarity. Our response must demonstrate how freedom for one depends on freedom for all.
Norwegian Mood
Dag Solstad is widely considered Norway’s most accomplished living writer, in part because of how his writing has intertwined with the fortunes of the Norwegian left.
The Battle to Frame the Defeat
Four responses to the UK’s general election.
Why the Left Needs Liberals
Every reform era came about, in the main, when left-wing movements compelled liberal politicians to back some of their key demands and then collaborated with those lawmakers against their common foes.
Socialism Beyond Equality
We need to think not only about beating the 1 percent, but also about the kind of world we want to build, the kind of existence we want to have on this earth.
Two Paths for Millennial Politics
The important issue today isn’t what the world has done to millennials. It’s what millennials are going to do next—and where they’ll look for leadership.
How Syriza Lost the Left
The Greek Coalition of the Radical Left is likely facing a major defeat in this Sunday’s election.
