A Political and Literary Forum
What if we use the history of slavery as a standpoint from which to rethink our notion of justice today?
Walter Johnson
With Responses From
Donna Murch
Caitlin C. Rosenthal
Peter Linebaugh
Roberto Gargarella
Peter James Hudson
Manisha Sinha
Samuel Moyn
Stephanie Smallwood
Andrew Zimmerman
Peniel Joseph
N. D. B. Connolly
Cities are increasingly being viewed as bastions of progressivism. But can they live up to the promise?
Quinton Mayne
A debate with Mark Bray about Antifa and the use of violence as a political tool.
Amitai Etzioni
To build a tangible, inclusive, meaningful, and durable community, we must begin with public goods.
K. Sabeel Rahman
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
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
For too long we have acquiesced to Islamophobic government policies. The cost of our silence is now clear.
Amna Akbar, Jeanne Theoharis
Hamilton presents us with the Choice of Hercules retold as a choice between two kinds of political life.
Martha C. Nussbaum
The loss of jobs that accompanied globalization could have been avoided.
Dean Baker
A pluralistic democracy is built on debate, disagreement, and wakeful action. This forum begins the conversation.
Joshua Cohen
Liberal democracy requires that we banish religion from politics.
Avishai Margalit & Assaf Sharon
Moralistic or not, misogyny is not about hating women. It is about controlling them.
Kate Manne
Preparation for democratic citizenship demands humanities education, not just STEM.
Danielle Allen
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