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Politics

Politics is for Power, Not Consumption

Political hobbyism takes well-meaning citizens away from pursuing power.

Eitan Hersh

Politics, Race

Solid Trumpism

Donald Trump has the most stable approval rating of any president since Harry Truman. As we gear up for the 2020 election, the challenge we now face is the remarkable stability of his support.

Ronald Aronson

Forum

Finding the Future in Radical Rural America

It's time to rewrite the narrative of “Trump Country.” Rural places weren't always red, and many are turning increasingly blue.

Elizabeth Catte

Class & Inequality, Reading Lists

Get Organized

“Organizing is the strategy on which the success of all others depend. Yet it is the strategy that most progressives talk about the least.”

Rosie Gillies, Boston Review

Politics

The Most Radical City on the Planet

Jackson has a long history of black resistance—a seeming contradiction in a state better known for its stubborn poverty, violent Confederate fan boys, and deeply entrenched black oppression. 

Makani Themba

Race

Racism and the Wisconsin Idea

Scott Walker and Paul Ryan broke from Wisconsin’s long progressive history. But as liberals search for what went wrong, they must not ignore the state’s legacy of systemic racism and inequity. 

S. Ani Mukherji

Politics

Monarchy of Fear

Watch Martha C. Nussbaum discuss her latest book and where to go next in our moment of political crisis.

Boston Review, Martha C. Nussbaum

Politics

Errol Morris on Steve Bannon’s Dangerous ‘Dharma’

Morris on his new film and what he thinks of the man who likened himself to Darth Vader and Satan.

Errol Morris, Deborah Chasman

Politics

The Fragile Legacy of Barack Obama

Obama refused to fight the political battles necessary to forge sustainable policies and a presidential legacy.

Elaine Kamarck

Politics

Two Cheers for Polarization

We may not like it, but when it comes to U.S. politics, polarization may very well be part of the solution.

Sam Rosenfeld

Politics

Against Second-Rate Democracy in Kenya

Citizens of African countries are expected to accede to a lower political standard than real democracy. Not only does this perpetuate the old colonial imagination, it is also fundamentally wrong.

Aziz Rana

Politics

The German Left Is Its Own Worst Enemy

Could Germany's left-wing parties unseat Angela Merkel in Sunday's election? Only if they bury the hatchet.

Paul Hockenos

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