Every nation tells itself a story about where it came from. Arguably, the question that matters more than any particular facts is who gets to tell it. For the past year and a half, Donald Trump’s ...

An interview with Julie C. Suk, author of the forthcoming book The Shadow Court, on the Supreme Court’s recent decisions and the kind of reforms that would be needed to democratize the judiciary.

The women of Black Lives Matter are not bending to the demands of respectability politics. They are carving out space for black women to fight for justice. Marcia Chatelain and Kaavya Asoka Summer ...

In a world increasingly overtaken by right-wing populism, Mexico is a rare case where a progressive government has remained in control through multiple elections and made solid advances. Conservative ...

It’s been a hard year for the Democrats. Well before concerns over President Joe Biden’s age rocked the presidential campaign, the party was forced to confront a grim political reality: voters did not ...

In the castle-like San Francisco Armory, the Internet porn production company Kink.com hosts live-streamed sex parties where unpaid “guests” are invited to perform S&M scenes for the camera. What ...

Glacier v. Teamsters was not a crisis averted but another step in the right’s plan to stifle labor power. Veena Dubal Fall 2023 Supreme Court justices pose for a photo on October 7, 2022. (Olivier ...

Dylan’s off-and-on engagement with politics is intriguing. But his peace and justice songs have had a life of their own. Bob Dylan turns seventy today. The following essay is adapted from The 100 ...

Dissent is a magazine of politics and ideas published in print three times a year. Founded by Irving Howe and Lewis Coser in 1954, it quickly established itself as one of America’s leading ...

For decades, “common sense” has been a convenient framing for conservative ideas. The label hides a more complicated picture. Simon BrownAugust 20, 2021 Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan, ...

Since the end of the Confederacy, the cult of the “taxpayer” has provided a socially acceptable veneer for racist attacks on democracy. Vanessa Williamson Winter 2021 A composite photograph of South ...