Politics
Up from Federalism
In the United States, the division of power between state and national government hurts democracy rather than helps it.
For Shireen Abu Akleh
Condemning U.S. deference to Israel, a cousin remembers the life and legacy of the slain Palestinian American journalist.
White Supremacists Aren’t “Lone Wolves”
The strategy of “leaderless resistance” has allowed white power activists to disguise the extent of their organizing.
Beyond Neoclassical Antitrust
There’s far more to progressive political economy than market competition and reverence for business.
From Constitutional Theory to Political Practice
Achieving the potential of our founding principles requires us to ask hard questions.
Imagining a Twenty-first Century Constitution
Past progressive legal traditions offer valuable lessons, but reformers must also look to the future.
The Limits of Imperial Social Democracy
In practice, domestic equality has often relied on dominance and exclusion.
Make Progressive Politics Constitutional Again
We must reject the legal liberalism that attempts to cordon off constitutional questions from democratic politics.
Labor’s Militant Minority
How a new class of “salts”—radicals who take jobs to help unionization—is boosting the organizing efforts of long-term workers.
Three Paths for Labor after Amazon
Recent union drives point the way to more effective action against corporate power.
Will Buffalo Change Anything?
David Hogg and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz discuss replacement theory, the gunman’s manifesto, and how we organize against violent white supremacy.
The Dead End of Corporate Activism
Companies are unreliable allies in the fight for queer rights and social justice.
From the Editors: Rethinking Law
In a deeply unequal society, the law can certainly impede progress, but it also remains an essential resource in building a more just world.
What Movements Do to Law
When we think, write, and act alongside movements, we help disrupt the everyday violence of law and imagine more radical transformation.
Detroiters Are Not Waiting to Be Saved
Inspired by the work of James and Grace Lee Boggs, many young Detroit activists are turning to forms of mutual aid to meet the needs of their communities.
The Elite Capture of Asian American Politics
By casting doubt on multiracial working-class solidarity, Jay Caspian Kang’s critique of professional identity politics fails on its own terms.
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