The Second American Revolution
Historian Eric Foner on slavery, freedom, and contemporary US politics.
22 Articles by: The Nostalgia Trap
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The Nostalgia Trap is hosted by David Parsons. It features interviews with academics, artists, writers, and other fascinating folks, connecting personal histories with real politics.
Taming Walmart
Journalist Liza Featherstone on women, Walmart, and the future of American labor.
The Prison of the Possible
Doug Henwood on the question of the state, how to stop Hillary Clinton, and why today’s left should embrace its counterculture roots.
Punk Rock and Shitty Jobs
Sarah Jaffe explores how the new tools, tactics, and styles of young radicals are changing the Left.
Who’s Afraid of Islam?
How do figures like Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins contribute to Islamophobia in American culture?
Making Work Meaningful
Economist Josh Mason on the future of working-class politics in the United States.
Love Ideologically
Jayashree Kamble on how she combined her interest in romance novels with her growing political consciousness.
Holy America
Neil Meyer on growing up in Detroit and whether the Right’s losing ground in the “culture war.”
Re-Organizing Labor
Historian Steve Brier on the study and practice of working-class politics.
Democrats, Inc.
Sarah Leonard on the Democratic Party and her formative political experiences.
Ending War from the Inside
David Zeiger on the antiwar GI movement.
Freedom National
James Oakes on why the Left should study the movements that abolished slavery.
A Life on the Left
Frances Fox Piven on her political development and life’s work with popular movements.
American Empire
Joshua Freeman on the United States’ post-war evolution and what lies ahead for labor.
Black Man in the Cosmos
Lavelle Porter on race, sexuality, and the “politics of respectability.”
Reds at the Blackboard
An interview with Clarence Taylor on communism, civil rights, and the New York City Teachers Union.
Archiving Histories
An interview with poet and critic Ammiel Alcalay.
Down the Up Escalator
An interview with Barbara Garson on her activism and the social experience of income inequity.
Reactionary Minds
An interview with Corey Robin on the American Right.
Brother, Can You Spare Fifteen Dollars?
An interview with 15 Now activists on Kshama Sawant and the struggle for a living wage.