Toward a Selfish Left
The Left doesn’t need a renewed emphasis on morality — we must reclaim the concept of self-interest.
20417 Article(s) by: Julia Goodman
An Interview With Bill de Blasio
The New York City mayoral candidate talks about labor issues and more.
Gramsci Comes Home
Our long march through the institutions is not to reform them, but to transform the common sense they uphold.
Prostitution Law and the Death of Whores
Why focus on laws and regulations aimed at controlling sex workers rather than recognizing their agency?
Just Flip the Switch
The trailers for Elysium promised a class-struggle masterpiece, but for all its triumphs the film’s politics don’t quite measure up.
What’s the Matter with Indiana?
How a Republican governor hostile to public education became the president of Purdue University.
Issue 11/12 Preview: “Misery Index”
Our next issue will be mailed to subscribers on August 16 and released online on September 2.
On Geek Culture
What is Superman in the twenty-first century but a corporate mascot, albeit one with a lavish backstory?
Social Democracy for Our Time
Most dismiss social democracy as the fading echo of a bygone age — Lane Kenworthy disagrees.
The Liberal Education Reform Revolt
Are liberals finally ready to oppose neoliberal education reform?
The Making and Unmaking of Global Capitalism
The authors of The Making of Global Capitalism respond in the conclusion to our seminar on their book.
Teach for America’s Mission in Chicago
Teach for America wanted to help stem a teacher shortage. Why then are thousands of experienced educators being replaced by hundreds of new college graduates?
Democratic Empire
The idea of an American empire in decline refuses to die.
Bradley Manning on Trial
If Manning is ever released, he will re-enter a world ready to embrace him, advanced with the understanding to recognize his greatness.
Revolutionizing Ethics
Moral sentimentalism rules the ethical landscape. For radical change, the Left should take morality back.
Havana Nights: Mobsters and the American War on Cuba
How an unholy alliance between American intelligence, Cuban exiles, and organized crime tried to bring about counter-revolution in Cuba.
Libertarianism, the Confederacy, and Historical Memory
Libertarians have been debating the neo-Confederate sympathies of some in their movement.
Dollar Diplomacy
Money crosses the divide between states and markets. Capitalism.
Margaret Thatcher’s Democracy Lessons
The text from a 1982 letter sent from Margaret Thatcher to Friedrich von Hayek.
The Rise of Egypt’s Technocrats
Though after months of turmoil many wish to see more dispassionate rule, technocrat-led governments have long managed the interests of Egypt’s political elite.