Mamdani’s victory was rooted in organizations that took up the base-building and mobilization functions that once fell to parties.
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Owen Hatherley’s eye-opening account of the left in power in London suggests both the possibilities and limits for municipal socialism.
Trump’s election has made Lana Del Rey rethink her patriotism, without losing sight of a resilient, youthful Americana—and ...
Trump’s wall is a “monument to the final closing of the frontier.” He has abandoned the political language of boundless ...
Matt and Sam talk to Peter Beinart about Zohran and Islamophobia, Jews and antisemitism, the genocide in Gaza, and more.
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Spring 2024

Read highlights on privatized care from the Dissent archives.
Jon Henry’s photography offers the hope that remembrance can spark political change.
The intertwined relationship between liberalism and socialism offers important lessons for today’s fractious intra-left ...
An influx of gifted, charismatic, politically active stars have willed the WNBA into a genuine sporting attraction. Can they leverage the sport’s growing popularity into a better deal for players?
In early July, the Department of Homeland Security indulged in a little art appreciation on X, where it posted a Thomas Kinkade painting, Morning Pledge, for its 2.6 million followers to admire.