The GOP: Worker’s Party or Party of the White Republic?
The Republican Party is a “working class party” now, according to its nationalist wing. But a deeper look at its pro-worker rhetoric reveals a longstanding trope of the “white worker” against invader populations.
Turning Away from Mammon
There is deep harmony between the labor movement’s commitment to solidarity and the mutuality at the heart of the Catholic faith. But Catholics who want to build labor militancy will have to fight the Church’s acquiescence to capital.
Christians and Socialists Have a Common Cause
It’s a mistake to think that religious believers are inherently conservative. Religion has been, and continues to be, a powerful motivator for radical social change.
Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism — Or Bust
Contemporary American socialists are finding their spiritual home in outer space. Theirs is a vision of how we’ll spend our time when we no longer have to worry about bare survival.
The Many Deaths of Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is dying — again. Many are heralding Joe Biden’s policies as the end of neoliberalism. But these premature proclamations misunderstand what neoliberalism is: a holistic ethos and vision for society to remake every area of life on the model of market competition.
Fears of a Working Class Revolt
Who holds the power in Biden’s administration? So far, every indication we have suggests that business is still calling the shots in Washington—and they fear a working class revolt.
Christianity, Marxism and the Renewal of Social Bonds
To love our neighbors as Jesus commanded, we must have some neighbors to love. But capitalism constantly erodes the social bonds necessary for love. How do Christians and Marxists respond?
Between Christ and Anti-Christ
Despite Nietzsche’s disgust with Christianity and its political inheritance, democracy, modern-day conservatives like Jordan Peterson draw heavily on Nietzschean tropes. Understanding Nietzche’s anti-egalitarian philosophy shows us why.
Bridging the Old Left and New Left
Uniting the Left through democratic socialism was a storied, frustrated, long-running dream of American socialists. Michael Harrington kept it alive before Bernie Sanders and the ravages of neoliberalism dramatically revived it.
What Is to Be Done? The Future(s) of Christianity and Socialism
This Spring, the Institute for Christian Socialism and the Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice explored new imaginations and practical strategies for building God’s cooperative commonwealth.