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Race

The Literature of White Liberalism

Antiracist nonfiction sidelines more powerful critiques from the Black radical tradition.

Melissa Phruksachart

Politics

Why We Need Public Journalism

Quality news is essential for democracy. We must stage an intervention to save it.

Magda Konieczna

Politics

The Policy Bedrock of a True New Deal

Five policies we need now.

Felicia Wong

Global Justice, War & Security

The Beirut That Was

The explosion was only the latest tragedy in the city’s long decline.

Helena Cobban

Global Justice

Letter from Beirut

In the wake of the devastating explosion, civil society has shown the way forward—filling the void of a nonexistent and incapacitated state.

Joelle M. Abi-Rached

Politics, War & Security

The Conceit of American Indispensability

As both politicians and historians mine the 1940s for alternate visions of international order, we must guard against the presumption that the United States remains the benevolent center of global politics.

Sam Klug

Law & Justice

Our Broken Constitution

Constitutional crisis won’t be fixed by a few isolated reforms. We need to rethink the Constitution from the ground up.

Mark Tushnet

Law & Justice

What We Can Learn From India's Improbable Democracy

Though Modi's government draws concern today, the country's constitutional history suggests a framework for creating democracy in unlikely settings. 

Ashutosh Varshney

Politics

Democracy for Losers

Some candidates who lose elections strengthen democracy, but others threaten the democratic system itself.

Jan-Werner Müller

Forum

What Does It Take to Get Women Elected?

If women’s suffrage was the battle of the twentieth century, women’s representation will be the battle of the twenty-first.

Jennifer M. Piscopo

Politics

From the Editors: The Politics of Care

Over the past six months, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended our individual and social lives. As we

Deborah Chasman, Joshua Cohen

Science & Nature

Climate Change’s New Ally: Big Finance

Huge investors like BlackRock are forcing corporations to take action on emissions. But what does their power mean for democracy?

Madison Condon

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