Jesse A. Myerson

Jesse A. Myerson is an Indiana-based community organizer with Hoosier Action.

Reverend William Barber

White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism

Altruism is too often carried along by the currents of racist capitalism.

Feb 5, 2018 / Jesse A. Myerson

DSA Convention in Chicago

At DSA’s Convention, Longtime Members Find Themselves in a Sea of Energetic New Faces At DSA’s Convention, Longtime Members Find Themselves in a Sea of Energetic New Faces

And they can’t believe how popular democratic socialism has become.

Aug 9, 2017 / Jesse A. Myerson

Trump campaign yard sign

Trumpism: It’s Coming From the Suburbs Trumpism: It’s Coming From the Suburbs

Racism, fascism, and working-class Americans.

May 8, 2017 / Feature / Jesse A. Myerson

The fully public Savonnerie Heymans ecological social housing project in Brussels, Belgium, features a “mini-forest,” game library, parks, playgrounds, and a promenade.

How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps

Homelessness, unaffordable urban real estate, devastating gentrification, and the housing bubble are all rooted in privatized housing.

Dec 8, 2015 / Jesse A. Myerson

We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.

We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas. We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.

In a country that has always used race to justify inequality, ending police brutality is just the start.

Jan 7, 2015 / Feature / Jesse A. Myerson and Mychal Denzel Smith

The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action?

The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action? The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action?

Was this "shoutdown" an abrogation of free speech or a necessary moment of speaking truth to power?

Nov 6, 2013 / OpinionNation / Rania Khalek, Richard Yeselson, Jesse A. Myerson, Katha Pollitt, and OpinionNation

The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street

The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street

One month after the NYPD cleared Zuccotti Park, the lack of a physical space to occupy is creating divisions within the movement.

Dec 9, 2011 / Jesse A. Myerson

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