Edward Snowden and the American Condition
Law and lawyers can’t save us from the creeping police state – but politics might.
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Good Wars, Real or Imagined
How many times must we witness the collapse of good intentions into horror and failure?
Capitalism vs. Democracy
Pitting public power against unbridled accumulation, DC’s living wage legislation is an attempt to rectify injustice in the market. And capitalists can’t stand it.
Toward a Selfish Left
The Left doesn’t need a renewed emphasis on morality — we must reclaim the concept of self-interest.
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?