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Educating a Democracy
The demands of the 21st century, as well as the demands of democratic life, are best met by preserving plural definitions of a good education.
Beyond Backyard Environmentalism
The United States is in the midst of a fundamental reorientation of its environmental regulation, one that is as improbable as it is unremarked.
Banishing the Specter of War
How early warning and early action can prevent the escalation of disputes into armed violence.
The Immigrant as Pariah
Laws imposing social disabilities on immigrants are at odds with constitutional guarantees of equality.
Making Media Democratic
For democrats, the concentration of media power and commercialization of public discourse are a disaster. If we are serious about democracy, we need to work aggressively for reform.
Toward the End of War
Modern weapons are so destructive that war is less and less likely to take place.
In Search of the Authentic Other
The Araki Yasusada “hoax” and what it reveals about the politics of poetic identity.
Reviving Unions
With all that unions are up against, only a radically different approach can help us start winning again.
Strategies for Rebuilding the Left
To overcome fragmentation and launch grassroots social movements, progressive activists and intellectuals need new ways of organizing.
Abortion: Whose Right?
The idea that a fetus has rights cannot be bypassed as nonsense. We have to take the idea seriously.
Beyond the Nationalism of Fools
We need an intellectually serious program of cooperative and engaged research, focused on the basic life conditions of Black Americans.
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