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
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
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
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.
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?
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
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