Dissent Magazine

Dissent is a progressive intellectual magazine that has been in circulation since 1954, with Michael Kazin as its current editor. It is published by the University of Pennsylvania Press for the Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas. Notable past co-editors include Irving Howe, Mitchell Cohen, Michael Walzer, and David Marcus.

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The Degradation of Big Law

3 weeks ago | dissentmagazine.org | Duncan Hosie |Joseph A. McCartin |Michael Walzer |Bill Fletcher Jr

The Degradation of Big Law By intimidating and disarming potential sources of legal resistance, Trump weakens one of the last institutional barriers standing between his administration and unbridled executive power.
Know Your Enemy: Becoming Elon Musk, Part Two

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Matthew Sitman |Sam Adler-Bell

Know Your Enemy: Becoming Elon Musk, Part Two In the second of two episodes on Elon Musk, Matt and Sam examine key moments in the billionaire’s political derangement, his purchase of Twitter, and his role in Trump’s second term. &squarf; March 25, 2025 Know Your Enemy is a podcast about the American right co-hosted by Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell. Read more about it here.
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Know Your Enemy: Becoming Elon Musk, Part One

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Matthew Sitman |Sam Adler-Bell

Know Your Enemy: Becoming Elon Musk, Part One In the first of two episodes on Elon Musk, Matt and Sam explore the billionaire’s fraught adolescence and first years in Silicon Valley. &squarf; March 17, 2025 Know Your Enemy is a podcast about the American right co-hosted by Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell. Read more about it here. You can subscribe to, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts and Stitcher, and receive bonus content by supporting the podcast on Patreon.
The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Joshua Leifer |Michael Sfard

The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil If the secretary of state can simply declare a legal permanent resident deportable based on their constitutionally protected activities, the First Amendment no longer applies to noncitizens. &squarf; March 14, 2025 Though the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil has been widely covered, it still does not cease to shock.
Fissures in Trumpworld?

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Daniel Luban |Pablo Stefanoni |Joseph A. McCartin |Bill Fletcher Jr.

Fissures in Trumpworld? There will surely be turf wars and palace intrigue within the administration, but there is little reason to think that its core figures will fracture in the pursuit of their basic goal: to break the twentieth-century state. &squarf; March 13, 2025 The onslaught of the first weeks of Donald Trump’s second term was predictable, if no less unsettling for that.
How Sheriffs Undermine Democracy

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Meaghan Winter |Jonathan M. Katz |Nick Serpe |Jawziya F. Zaman

How Sheriffs Undermine Democracy An interview with Jessica Pishko, author of The Highest Law in the Land.
Settler Terror Continues in the West Bank

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Basel Adra |Michael Sfard |Joshua Leifer |Meredith Tax

Settler Terror Continues in the West Bank Our documentary No Other Land won an Oscar, but the conditions it depicts are only getting worse. &squarf; March 6, 2025 Throughout the making of No Other Land—our documentary about the struggle and resilience of the Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta in the face of Israel’s efforts to expel us—one question persisted: Will anyone even watch this? Will anyone care?
The Ideology Behind Trump's Favorite President

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Pablo Stefanoni

The Ideology Behind Trump’s Favorite President Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power. &squarf; March 4, 2025 Shortly after Donald Trump was elected in November 2024, he placed a call to Argentina’s Javier Milei. “You are my favorite president,” Trump told Milei.
Tenants on the March: An Interview With Cea Weaver

1 month ago | dissentmagazine.org | Andrew Elrod |Ned Resnikoff |Brian Callaci |Sandeep Vaheesan

Tenants on the March: An Interview With Cea Weaver “Organizing tenants has the potential to shape the political landscape for decades to come.” &squarf; Winter 2025 In many parts of the country, rising rents have hit a political limit, as politicians, unions, and community organizations increasingly recognize the centrality of housing to the cost-of-living crisis.