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.

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
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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
Political FiguresNovember 1, 2019

The World Series Winners Should Not Visit the White House

The Washington Nationals’ values are not Trump values.

Peter Dreier
SportsOctober 8, 2019

A Tool to Improve Baseball Performance Has Become a Weapon Against the Players

How baseball’s numbers game threatens to strangle the sport.

Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier
Guns and Gun ControlAugust 9, 2019

We’re Raising a Generation That Views Mass Murder as Normal

There was no mass shooting in Times Square on Tuesday evening, but thousands of people feared for their lives.

Peter Dreier
Racism and DiscriminationJuly 18, 2019

Half a Century Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson Said, ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem.’

A segregationist senator tried to use Robinson to destroy Paul Robeson. Instead, Robinson called out racism.

Peter Dreier
PoliticsMay 28, 2019

How Democrats Should Respond to the GOP’s Red-Baiting

Remind them that many of the most popular US programs were once called “socialist.”

Peter Dreier

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Peter Dreier

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.

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

LaborDecember 3, 2019

Off base… “Can’t” versus “won’t”…

Political FiguresNovember 1, 2019

The Washington Nationals’ values are not Trump values.

SportsOctober 8, 2019

How baseball’s numbers game threatens to strangle the sport.

Guns and Gun ControlAugust 9, 2019

There was no mass shooting in Times Square on Tuesday evening, but thousands of people feared for their lives.

Racism and DiscriminationJuly 18, 2019

A segregationist senator tried to use Robinson to destroy Paul Robeson. Instead, Robinson called out racism.

PoliticsMay 28, 2019

Remind them that many of the most popular US programs were once called “socialist.”