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by Chris Horner How should people on the ‘progressive’ side of politics view patriotism? That question continues to vex those who would connect with what they suppose are the feelings of the bulk of the population. The answer will vary a good deal according to which country we are considering – the French left, for instance, has a very different relationship to la patrie to that of the US or the UK. In the case of the former, the side cast as traitors has historically been seen as the right. In the USA, at least in the second half of the 20th century it has been very different: those ...

by Chris Horner The world we live in is changing, and our politics must change with it. We are in what has been called the ‘anthropocene’: the period in which human activity is threatening the ecosystem on which we all depend. Catastrophic climate change threatens our very survival. Yet our political class seems unable to take the necessary steps to avert it. Add to that the familiar and pressing problems of massive inequality, exploitation, systemic racism and job insecurity due to automation and the relocation of production to cheaper labour markets, and we have a truly global and multi...

From the Existential Issue: Digital journalism didn’t have to be this way I’m a journalist and an urban planner, both service professions with an ethical obligation to the public. The work of planners and journalists is deeply embedded within power structures that perpetuate racial injustice and social inequality—and unfortunately, neither profession has engaged in the deep self-reflection required to change all that. My interest in the confluence of journalism and urban planning brought me to the work of Chris Gilliard, who, in his critical engagement with the media, expands on redlini...

What is May Day? Why do thousands mobilize on Seattle streets on May 1 each year? Here's how May Day became a day for labor rights. Author: Taylor Mirfendereski Updated: 1:15 PM CDT May 1, 2021 Why do thousands mobilize on Seattle streets on May 1 each year? We have your May Day questions covered. What is May Day? Depending on where you live, May Day is either an ancient European spring festival or a day of support for immigrant and workers’ rights. In most nations, May 1 is an official public holiday known as International Workers’ Day or Workers’ Day. I...

In the 1974 cult-classic teleplay  Penda’s Fen, the past holds the key to escaping the catastrophic present. We too can learn from wilder pasts in our confrontations with capitalism today. I remember the first time I ever saw a ghost. I was tiptoeing through the remnants of a burnt-out row house in Washington, D.C., in one of the neighborhoods where, in the 1990s, one could still discern the architectural scars from the urban rebellions meant to avenge the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., thirty years before. Stepping gingerly over charred beams, scanning the s...