After Neoliberalism After Neoliberalism
The last 10 years have seen the collapse of neoliberalism. The question now is, what comes next?
Dec 24, 2019 / Ganesh Sitaraman
The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis
A new history of North Atlantic democracies argues that they were already undergoing a serious crisis more than four decades ago.
Dec 17, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
What Do Young People Think About Impeaching Trump? What Do Young People Think About Impeaching Trump?
He’s a scourge, sure, but students have much more to say than just that.
Dec 11, 2019 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why Every Vote Matters—Now More Than Ever Why Every Vote Matters—Now More Than Ever
After narrowly winning Kentucky’s gubernatorial race, Democrat Andy Beshear will restore the vote to 100,000 ex-felons and end cruel workfare requirements for Medicaid recipients.
Dec 10, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
Michael Bloomberg Has an Anti-Democratic Streak Michael Bloomberg Has an Anti-Democratic Streak
Far from being the only hope against Donald Trump, the former New York mayor embodies another strand of authoritarian politics.
Dec 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives? Why Are Big-Money Democrats Turning Their Fire on Progressives?
The real threats are Trump and the GOP.
Dec 3, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism
Passed in support of the ongoing protests, its China-versus-the-West framing hurts progressive causes on all sides of the divide.
Nov 27, 2019 / Tobita Chow and Jake Werner
Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money Fixing the US Economy Isn’t Just About Money
To make meaningful changes to our unequal economy, organizers, politicians, and candidates must target who has power.
Nov 20, 2019 / Joelle Gamble
Jill Lepore’s Liberal Gospel Jill Lepore’s Liberal Gospel
Against a “postmodernism” that she claims suffuses left-wing and right-wing politics, the prolific historian and New Yorker staff writer makes her case for a liberal patriotism and...
Oct 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
What Is Living and What Is Dead in John Rawls’s Theory of Justice? What Is Living and What Is Dead in John Rawls’s Theory of Justice?
With liberalism in crisis, contemporary political philosophy has taken on a funereal mood. But is there something still worth saving in the “high liberalism” of the 20th century?
Oct 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Seyla Benhabib