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MLK Now

Canonization has prevented a reckoning with the substance of King’s intellectual, ethical, and political commitments.

Brandon M. Terry

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We must not sanitize King.

Barbara Ransby

King articulated an anti-capitalist analysis of the U.S.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

King called for a restructuring of the whole of American society.

Andrew Douglas

King challenged injustice in the North, as well.

Jeanne Theoharis

Violence and nonviolent protests were entwined forces.

Elizabeth Hinton

King connected injustice abroad and at home.

Bernard E. Harcourt

Final Response: King showed respect through disagreement.

Brandon M. Terry

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A Turning Point in Israel

The government’s new Nation State Law codifies prejudice, but therein lies a silver lining.

Odeh Bisharat

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All Reproduction Is Assisted

Feminism needs better reproductive strategies.

Merve Emre

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To Remake the World: Slavery, Racial Capitalism, and Justice

What if we use the history of slavery as a standpoint from which to rethink our notion of justice today?

Walter Johnson

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Cities on a Hill?

Cities are increasingly being viewed as bastions of progressivism. But can they live up to the promise?

Quinton Mayne

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Notes for Antifa from a Former “Terrorist”

A debate with Mark Bray about Antifa and the use of violence as a political tool.

Amitai Etzioni

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Losing and Gaining Public Goods

To build a tangible, inclusive, meaningful, and durable community, we must begin with public goods.

K. Sabeel Rahman

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The Right to Strike

Unions are being strangled by laws that block workers from organizing, striking, and acting in solidarity. Becoming a rights-based movement is the only way to save labor.

James Gray Pope, Ed Bruno, Peter Kellman

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Basic Income in a Just Society

Each week, another magazine, book, or think tank sketches a dystopian near-future in which automation renders workers unnecessary. Is a basic income the solution?

Brishen Rogers

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Islam on Trial

For too long we have acquiesced to Islamophobic government policies. The cost of our silence is now clear.

Amna Akbar, Jeanne Theoharis

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Hamilton's Choice

Hamilton presents us with the Choice of Hercules retold as a choice between two kinds of political life.

Martha C. Nussbaum

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Is Globalization to Blame?

The loss of jobs that accompanied globalization could have been avoided.

Dean Baker

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After Trump

A pluralistic democracy is built on debate, disagreement, and wakeful action. This forum begins the conversation.

Joshua Cohen

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