Politics
Technocracy After COVID-19
Crisis management only blurs ever more the boundary between politics and technical expertise.
The New Politics of Care
The right response to COVID-19 is to rebuild our economy from the ground up, putting people to work in a massive jobs program to secure the public health of all.
COVID-19 Requires More Democracy, Not Less
We must take very seriously the responsibility to judge our leaders’ policies. When they fail us, we must act as leaders ourselves.
Reclaiming Populism
A political appeal to “the people” is a central element of democratic societies. Can we imagine a revitalized, multiracial populist politics today?
COVID-19 and the Revival of the “Welfare Queen” Myth
Conservatives have long been sounding the alarm about “undeserving” people receiving public assistance.
Coronavirus and the Politics of Disposability
COVID-19 is having a disproportionate effect among vulnerable populations. As in all U.S. disasters, there will be a tale to tell of who mattered and who was sacrificed.
“Hello, We Are from Wisconsin, and We Are Your Future”
As Wisconsinites are forced to vote during a pandemic, it’s worth recalling the 2011 Wisconsin Uprising, and the valuable lessons that can be gleaned from labor organizing in the face of disaster.
Dying in Jerusalem
The city is running out of graves, and against the backdrop of the Israel–Palestine conflict, burial is often a political matter.
Eight Needed Steps in the Fight Against COVID-19
In addition to masks and ventilators, doctors demand a fundamental transformation of our health care system.
Meet the Bailout’s New Slush Fund
The battle over the bailout—set to be delivered through a once-obscure Treasury Department mechanism called the Exchange Stabilization Fund—has only just begun.
How to Mend Our Broken Electoral Process
We must institute a method of electing a president that is sensitive to the votes of Americans everywhere.
For Whom the Markets Toll
Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner, and Henry Paulson still have not reckoned with the failures of neoliberal planning in the wake of the financial crisis.
Designing Better Impeachments
How other countries’ constitutions protect against political free-for-alls.
Missing Zinn
Cornel West opens up about his friendship with Howard Zinn and what he would have made of the last decade.
The Hidden Stakes of the 1619 Controversy
Critics of the 1619 Project obscure a longstanding debate within the field of U.S. history over the antislavery implications of the American Revolution.
Uncivil Disobedience in Hong Kong
The protests have been critiqued for their rejection of classic nonviolence—but that may help explain why they has been so successful.
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