Palestinian women and feminist organizations are reimagining what liberation can look like beyond national independence.

Historian Gerald Horne has developed a grand theory of U.S. history as a series of devastating backlashes to progress—right down to the present day.

Robin D. G. Kelley on the midterm elections.

The problem isn't new; it's the bordered logic of global apartheid itself.

The tradition allows private and public life to meet, maintaining a baseline solidarity in civic life.

They may seem the cornerstone of democracy, but in reality they do little to promote it. There's a far better way to empower ordinary citizens: democracy by lottery.

The U.S. federal system is flawed as it currently operates, but it is not destined to be unjust.

A posthumous collection tracks Noel Ignatiev’s commitment to class struggle, abolishing whiteness, and finding a vision of freedom in the minds and actions of working people.

Noam Chomsky on lies, crimes, and savage capitalism.

Rather than seeking to quash “populism,” we should broaden our vision of politics and make democracies more responsive to citizens.

Feminist philosophers Kate Soper and Lynne Segal discuss the unsustainable obsession with economic growth and consider what it might look like if we all worked less.

Epiphanies can prompt us to view the world differently, a new book contends. But they are no substitute for ethical and political debate.

Through an assault on administrative agencies, the Supreme Court is systematically eroding the legal basis of effective governance.

Far from a metaphysical battle between fanaticism and tolerance, the Rushdie affair exemplifies the marketization of hurt sentiments.

Dependence is a fact of all our lives; freedom lies in our capacity to care for others.

Building public trust requires far more than the conveyance of facts and instruction in scientific thinking.

The Federal Reserve's bid to "get wages down" reflects the enduring hold of neoliberal thought at the highest levels of economic policymaking.