Articles in Interviews
Why We Need Limits on Extreme Wealth
An introduction to limitarianism, and why there should be an upper limit on how much money people can accumulate.
How to Communicate Left Ideas to Gen Z
Jessica Burbank on how she makes TikTok and YouTube videos that effectively communicate left ideas in a short span of time.
Why We Need “Degrowth”
Leading philosopher Kohei Saito defends the controversial idea of “degrowth communism.”
Why Factory Farming is a Moral Atrocity
Lewis Bollard of Open Philanthrophy’s farm animal welfare program on why preventing the suffering of animals remains a crucial moral priority for our time.
It’s Time to Break Up with Capitalism
Malaika Jabali, author of a new introduction to anti-capitalist and socialist politics, explains why we need to break up with our economic system.
Nick Hanauer on How Corporate Propaganda Makes Us Fear Sensible Social Policy
The businessman and host of Pitchfork Economics on how “corporate bullshit” misleads us.
Rethinking the Concept of ‘Philanthropy’
Amy Schiller argues that giving to others is great, but our contemporary notion of philanthropy is broken.
Astra Taylor on What ‘Security’ Really Means
Astra Taylor discusses her book about insecurity, arguing that while the right-wing concept of security involves borders and police, the left-wing version involves creating true security by meeting people’s basic needs.
A Final Conversation With Ed Broadbent on the Continuing Struggle for Democratic Socialism
Perhaps the best known democratic socialist in Canada, the late Ed Broadbent discussed what he learned working in government coalitions and explained that the struggle for democratic socialism is a constant one.
Why Do We Have Any Poverty When It’s Such a Solvable Problem?
Acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond on what it would actually take to end poverty.
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