Right-wing policies are the reason there is unchecked corporate power in the first place. We need to expose the hollowness of anti-tech conservatism and articulate a persuasive left critique of Silicon Valley.

The job of a critic is to shatter the illusion that the status quo is necessary or good, and to free people’s imaginations for the contemplation of alternatives.

Vietnam War veteran W.D. Ehrhart discusses how he went from eager enlistee to anti-war activist.

The great mystery of our times: Why does anyone take seriously people who are so obviously full of it?

A former Obama advance man on how the hollow pageantry of political stagecraft legitimizes bad policy and distracts us from more substantive political discussions.

For too long, women of color and other marginalized people have vomited out their tales of trauma and woe. The time has come to stop telling our stories, to stop asking for empathy, and simply demand systemic changes.

Books are where the knowledge is. A flourishing democracy depends on a culture that cares about and talks about books.

A response to Benjamin Studebaker’s argument against proportional representation: why socialists need to commit to this democratic reform.