The following was originally published in Unpopular Front.

The old Nixon and the new Nixon are one and the same man: the president of the United States. That is at least one secret of Nixonism. For, alas, it is now necessary to name an ism after a man whose ...

Consider the question of whether or not we can correctly say that a human fetus is a human being. I am inclined to believe that a negative answer is correct. Others disagree. They maintain that the ...

For the first time since the Second World War, the far right will form a government in Germany. But the rot in Saxony-Anhalt ...

Impossible series, Digger delights in its own theatricality. But the film takes so much pleasure in autocritique it borders ...

We are thrilled to announce four new editorial board members at Dissent: Sam-Adler-Bell, Aslı Bâli, Veena Dubal, and Joseph A. McCartin. Aslı Bâli is a Howard M. Holtzmann Professor of Law at Yale Law ...

Media cooperatives have flourished in the last decade. But they can’t face the structural crisis of journalism alone.

Flávio Bolsonaro came out ahead of Lula in the first round of Brazil's presidential elections. It's the latest sign of a surging far right across the continent.

Matt and Sam talk to reporter David Weigel of Semafor about the 2026 midterm elections. Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-BellOctober 5, 2026 Donald Trump at the 2026 Republican National Convention in ...