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The oldest democratic socialist magazine in the United States.

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    Jul 6

    Our Summer 2020 issue, WORK, POLITICS, AND THE PLAGUE, is now online.

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    If you crave analysis of Polish politics that goes beyond the tired trope of backward populists vs. pro-European liberals don't miss this rich and insightful piece by Cyryl Ryzak. via

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    China has openly deployed its considerable resources to track the movements of virtually every member of its population. During the pandemic, citizens were classified by three color codes—green, yellow, and red—based on the history of their movements.

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    How far should government agencies and representatives go to monitor the well-being of individual Americans?

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    The evolution of information technologies will beckon us to expand the powers of governments, especially when we believe they would serve the common good, like during a pandemic. A bit of reflection should give us pause.

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    Aug 8

    New : What the Taught Us About Basic Income

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    Never Trump conservatives: friend or enemy? Listen to our new episode w/ the brilliant to find out.

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    Aug 7

    Thanks & for this thoughtful response to Michael Walzer

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    actually let me just get this out of the way. Overall, the broad points we made (largely ignored in this response) are: 1) the racial capitalism argument that racism plays a *functional* role in capitalism 2) not all hypotheticals are relevant 1/18

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    ! Talking basic income during a pandemic with

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    Timely. A Response to Michael Walzer | Dissent Magazine

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  12. Aug 7

    The beginning of the pandemic saw governments around the world experimenting with ways to pay people to stay home. What have we learned?

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    We have many battles, not one, not even one at a time; they are not necessarily connected, and it is important for reasons of tactics and strategy to recognize the differences among them. Michael Walzer:

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    The point of theorizing about racial capitalism is to focus our attention on the broader forms of organization that are constitutive of social life under capitalism, beyond how it organizes work and production. & :

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    "The point of theorizing about racial capitalism is to focus our attention on the broader forms of organization that are constitutive of social life under capitalism, beyond how it organizes work and production." and I in

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    He responds to our response here

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    Michael Walzer wrote a piece critiquing the idea of racial capitalism. It wasn't very good. So Femi and I wrote a response, basically just to familiarise people with what the idea really concerns. It also previews some other stuff we have in the works.

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    Aug 7

    . has not been transparent about just how much COVID has spread through their warehouses. This lack of transparency puts the lives of Amazon workers at risk! We must .

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  19. Aug 7

    "Maybe the disease map of rural America will end up serving as a different kind of map as well—one that can point the way to a new landscape of possibility for left-wing politics and coalition-building in the post-pandemic world to come."

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  20. Aug 6

    The geography of the coronavirus pandemic should serve as a reminder: campaigns for economic, racial, and social justice can find eager adherents in vast swathes of rural America.

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    For those of us who want to build a majoritarian working-class coalition capable of securing national political power, making real headway in rural America is a must.

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