The intertwined relationship between liberalism and socialism offers important lessons for today’s fractious intra-left fights.
Problems of power and program — North and South
Reviving the History of the American Left
Taking a comparative approach based on global case studies, this is an incisive and important contribution to the understanding of democracy’s evolving institutional challenges, writes Samira Allioui.
Reanimating the heart of democracy
In recent memory, the prospect of a president preventing congressional elections from taking effect has been unimaginable. But today, it is not at all hard to imagine that this could happen.
On Wednesday, over 550 celebrities relaunched a group first organized during the post-World War II Red Scare: the Committee for the First Amendment. Their intent is to stand up in what they call a "defense of our constitutional rights,"
Chief Justice John Roberts has now overseen 20 years of increasingly illiberal rulings by the Supreme Court. Presidential immunity, for example, did not exist until Donald Trump asked for it and the Roberts court gave it to him.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his late night show Tuesday after his suspension amid pressure from the FCC and the Trump administration, and counter pressure against Disney and ABC-TV and a massive consumer boycott over denial of free speech in the country
“It’s unity. It’s solidarity. It’s strength in each other,” Powell said. “You’re going to see the unions fighting. We stand for what’s right.”
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