The Religious Left Must Revive Its Pan-American Solidarity
At the height of the Cold War, a Nicaraguan poet moved to the woods of Kentucky to contemplate God with a celebrity monk. Their friendship—grounded in politics, poetry, and religion—is a model for today’s cosmopolitan left.
US Christians Take Direct Action for Palestine Liberation: Three Legacies
Mennonite pastor Jay Bergen, subject of TikTok scrutiny, reflects on being arrested for Gaza solidarity and how faith-based direct action is reshaping religious resistance to US-backed violence in Palestine.
Has Capitalism Stolen Our Moral Vocabulary? Rediscovering R. H. Tawney’s Christian Socialist Ethics
In an age when capitalism defines virtue as profit, Tawney offers a forgotten moral language and creed for a left that has lost faith in both religion and justice.
The Great Democratic God of Herman Melville and C. L. R. James
In Melville and James, Kuiper uncovers a shared vision of radical democracy and a spiritually infused socialism rooted in both nature and imagination.
Building Moral Economies is Utterly Possible: An Interview with Cynthia Moe-Lobeda
Colton Bernasol interviews Cynthia Moe Lobeda on the “Building a Moral Economy” book series, discussing the damaging effects of capitalism and the religious resources needed to imagine a moral economy.
Contemplative Doability Needs To Be the Beginning of Grassroots Organizing
Mental health practitioner Gabes Torres reflects on the desire for spectacle in social change and the need for grassroots organizing to embody practices of listening, rest, and collective care.
The Municipal Socialism of a Local New York State Mayor
New York’s first socialist mayor, George R. Lunn, sought to put “Christianity applied” into practice at the city level.
Is Prophetic Art Possible in the Age of Commodification?
Filipino hip-hop albums Kolateral and Walang Panginoon ang Lupa embody prophetic art, confronting fascism, capitalism, and empire.
Liberal Socialism Is a Philosophy of Hope
An Interview with Matthew McManus on his most recent book and the virtues of the liberal socialist tradition.
Freedom’s False Promises
At its core, what we are lacking is a power analysis—a clear, honest account of who holds power, how they wield it, and at whose expense. Without this analysis, we are left to blame ourselves for the conditions we live in: economic precarity for the working majority, escalating threats to civil rights based on gender, sex, and race, and the climate crisis that threatens our collective future.