The New Deal in the American Political Imagination
The New Deal solidified capitalist democracy in the United States. The country has swung between hints of social democracy and free market absolutism ever since.
Articles by: Steve Fraser
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Steve Fraser is the author most recently of Class Matters: The Strange Career of an America Delusion and a forthcoming book of essays from Verso on capitalism and class in American history.
1919: The Year the World Was on Fire
One hundred years ago was a time of revolution. Emma Goldman, John Reed, and Bill Haywood were at the center of it all.
From Revitalization to Dispossession
On the twentieth anniversary of New Labor Forum, Steve Fraser reflects on organized labor’s hopes and disappointments over the last two decades.
Which Way to the Barricades?
What was the mass strike and what would a successful one look like today?
The Politics of Debt in America
From Debtor’s Prison to Debtor Nation.