Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier is the E.P. Clapp distinguished professor of politics at Occidental College. He is the author of The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame (Nation Books) and an editor (with Kate Aronoff and Michael Kazin) of We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism, American Style (coming in 2020 from the New Press). He is coauthor of the forthcoming Rebels of the Diamond.

Social JusticeSeptember 30, 2020

Making Black Lives Matter On and Off the Diamond

It’s time for Major League Baseball to put some substance behind its intentions and match words with deeds.

Peter Dreier and Dave Zirin
SocietySeptember 11, 2020

Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest

When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.

Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier
PoliticsJuly 27, 2020

One Cheer for John Kasich

If Kasich can pull potential Republican defectors to Biden, why not ask for his help?

Peter Dreier
EconomyJuly 20, 2020

Baseball’s Stadium Workers Are Getting Peanuts From the Billionaire Owners

When baseball shut down, 39,000 stadium workers lost their jobs, and the MLB has done little to help them out.

Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
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FilmJune 4, 2020

A Lavender League of Their Own

Just in time for Pride Month, a new documentary brings an episode in baseball history out of the closet.

Peter Dreier
PoliticsApril 28, 2020

WTF Is Jacobin’s Editor Thinking in Voting Green?

Bhaskar Sunkara’s stance is self-indulgent—an individual act of virtue signaling rather than part of a collective movement for justice.

Peter Dreier
EconomyMarch 12, 2020

Disney Is Not the Greatest Place on Earth to Work

On the occasion of CEO Robert Iger’s departure, it’s a good time to remember the messed-up ways in which Walt Disney Company makes its money.

Peter Dreier
Political IdeologiesFebruary 7, 2020

Rush Limbaugh and Bayard Rustin: A Tale of Two Countries

These two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients could not be more different. By awarding the right-wing radio host, Trump has sullied the medal’s reputation.

Peter Dreier
December 10, 2019

Baseball’s Hall of Fame Finally Admits Labor Pioneer Marvin Miller

At least two owners and executives cast their secret ballot for the Major League Baseball Players Association’s former head.

Peter Dreier
LaborDecember 3, 2019

Letters From the December 16/23, 2019, Issue

Off base… “Can’t” versus “won’t”…

Our Readers , Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

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Peter Dreier

Social JusticeSeptember 30, 2020

It’s time for Major League Baseball to put some substance behind its intentions and match words with deeds.

SocietySeptember 11, 2020

When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.

PoliticsJuly 27, 2020

If Kasich can pull potential Republican defectors to Biden, why not ask for his help?

EconomyJuly 20, 2020

When baseball shut down, 39,000 stadium workers lost their jobs, and the MLB has done little to help them out.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

FilmJune 4, 2020

Just in time for Pride Month, a new documentary brings an episode in baseball history out of the closet.

PoliticsApril 28, 2020

Bhaskar Sunkara’s stance is self-indulgent—an individual act of virtue signaling rather than part of a collective movement for justice.

EconomyMarch 12, 2020

On the occasion of CEO Robert Iger’s departure, it’s a good time to remember the messed-up ways in which Walt Disney Company makes its money.

Political IdeologiesFebruary 7, 2020

These two Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients could not be more different. By awarding the right-wing radio host, Trump has sullied the medal’s reputation.

December 10, 2019

At least two owners and executives cast their secret ballot for the Major League Baseball Players Association’s former head.

LaborDecember 3, 2019

Off base… “Can’t” versus “won’t”…