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Socialism
200 Years of Karl Marx
July 24, 2018Kathy M. Newman
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Prisons and Police
Practical Prison Abolition
June 23, 2026Anna Terwiel, Madeline Trice
Uncategorized
Thought-Defying Evil
September 30, 2013Richard J. Bernstein
Etching of a tolling bell pulled by a skeleton wearing a mask
Democracy
Simulacra of Democracy
June 16, 2026Elzbieta Matynia
History
This Mess of Troubled Times
November 26, 2019Karl Schlögel
Feature
Is There Illiberal Democracy?
July 12, 2017Jeffrey C. Isaac
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The Mastery of Non-Mastery
August 7, 2015Michael Taussig
Activism
Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Thou Shalt Not Lie
July 11, 2022Claire Potter
Economy
The Hidden Costs of Unnecessary Work
April 18, 2021Jared Spears
Capitalism
Charlie Chaplin and Karl Marx in Conversation
September 21, 2020Steven Stoll
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The Arts
The Art of Change: A Libretto
September 18, 2025Jean-Baptiste Barrière, Chiara Bottici, Matteo Procuranti
North America
Will Trump’s Coup Succeed?
November 5, 2020Timothy Kuhner

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