Issues for the week of August 21, 2020 - Public Seminar

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When Is It Time to Leave?

January 30, 2025Mary Karmelek

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Curzio Malaparte’s War

January 30, 2025Adam Tooze

Crowd of Israeli men gather for a demonstration

Israel’s American History

January 29, 2025Oz Frankel, Claire Potter

January 23, 2025Catherine Texier

Diana holding Cupid's bow away from him

The Powerful Convergence of Past, Present, and Future in Catherine Texier’s Latest Novel

January 23, 2025Hannah McIntyre, Catherine Texier

K-Pop group Ateez on stage

The Blessings of K-Pop

January 23, 2025Abha Deshmukh

Parent writes at desk while using breast pump

Family Values or Family Exclusion?

January 22, 2025Elide Vincenti

Black and white image photograph of woman sitting next to bed on which a man's boots are visible

Downward Mobility as a Relative Loss in Economic Security

December 19, 2024Teresa Ghilarducci, Ludovica Tursini

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Social Capitalism: An Alternative to Neoliberalism

December 18, 2024Mark Setterfield

Dark blue book cover with a green plant and yellow and orange flowers. The text reads The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo.

The Witches of El Paso

December 11, 2024Luis Jaramillo

Generations of Women in The Witches of El Paso

December 11, 2024Marisol Aveline Delarosa, Luis Jaramillo

Clothing waste piles up on a beach

The Fashion for Baiting, Brainwashing, and Bullying

December 10, 2024Hannah McIntyre

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Curated Essays for the

Week of August 21

Featured Essays
The Biden-Harris Ticket
Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young
The Two-Party System is Toast
Honda Wang
Writer based in New York
Election 2020 Syllabus
Biden Versus Trump: Whose Story of America Will Americans Choose?
Rogers M. Smith
Professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania
What Would Good National Leadership Look Like Now?
Desmond King and Rogers M. Smith
Why Socialists Should Support the Democratic Ticket in November…
Max B. Sawicky
Economist and writer
The Story Behind DSA’s Non-Endorsement of Joe Biden
Andrew Sernatinger
Labor activist and member of DSA in Madison, Wisconsin
Even If Joe Biden Wins in a Blowout, the ‘Global Economy’ Is Not Coming Back
Marshall Auerback
Market analyst and commentator
An Open Letter to the New New Left From the Old New Left
Former leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society
‘Resistance’ Women Loved Elizabeth Warren. Here’s Why Their Groups Didn’t Fight for Her.
Lara Putnam
Professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh
The Lincoln Project Should Be Cautiously Welcomed
Jeffrey C. Isaac
Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington
The Supreme Court’s DACA Ruling & Me
José Ángel Navejas
Author of Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant and Invierno: Playlist desde Chicago
Lies, Fakes, and Deep Fakes
Sidney Tarrow
Emeritus Maxwell Upson Professor of Government and Adjunct Professor, Cornell Law School