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WEBDissent is an independent quarterly that publishes long-form essays and interviews on topics such as labor, feminism, climate change, and democracy. Read the latest issue on the 2024 election, featuring Patrick Iber as co-editor and Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell as hosts of Know Your Enemy.
Why Free College Is Necessary - Dissent Magazine
WEBWhy Free College Is Necessary. Higher education can’t solve inequality, but the debate about free college tuition does something extremely valuable. It reintroduces the concept of public good to education discourse. Student debt activists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 2014 (Light Brigading / Flickr)
Socialism from Above: Assessing the Cuban Experience
WEBThe article analyzes the history and characteristics of Cuban socialism, its achievements and limitations, and its implications for the Latin-American left. It argues that Cuban socialism was a "socialism from above" that challenged capitalist despotism but also restricted democracy and self-organization.
Whose Populism? The Mixed Messages of La France Insoumise
WEBHow does La France Insoumise, the left-wing insurgent movement led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, claim the mantle of populism and challenge the French political establishment? The article explores the movement's ecosocialist platform, its engagement with participatory democracy, and its limits and challenges.
Blog - Dissent Magazine
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Know Your Enemy: Against Despair, with Christian Wiman. Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell April 29, 2024. Matt and Sam talk to the poet Christian Wiman about his recent book, Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair.
Reproductive Justice, Not Just Rights - Dissent Magazine
WEBDorothy Roberts argues that the language of choice has failed to address the intersecting race, gender, and class oppressions that affect women's reproductive rights and well-being. She advocates for a reproductive justice framework that includes the right to have children and to raise them with dignity.
Neoliberalism’s World Order - Dissent Magazine
WEBQuinn Slobodian's book traces the origins of neoliberalism to the interwar period, when it emerged as a reaction to the threat of democracy and socialism. He shows how neoliberals advocated for free trade, capital mobility, and private property against the postwar order and the New International Economic Order.
What It Means to Be Liberal - Dissent Magazine
WEBMichael Walzer argues that liberalism is an adjective that modifies and complicates various nouns, such as democracy, socialism, nationalism, and communitarianism. He explains how liberalism constrains and pluralizes political life, and contrasts it …
The Dignity of Labor - Dissent Magazine
WEBHow essential workers have faced harsh conditions and exclusion from labor rights and protections in the US. The article traces the history of public and private service jobs, from the Progressive Era to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the movements for dignity and justice.
The Nativist Tradition - Dissent Magazine
WEBIn Denvir’s reading, just as waves of migration dramatically transformed America’s social terrain, so too did nativist ideology transform and adopt new rituals to justify and retain white power in the land of proclaimed universal liberty. Lee and Denvir’s histories of anti-immigrant politics are bracing but bleak.