Article Autoworkers Stand Up Striking autoworkers resist an economy designed to make the rich richer no matter the cost.By Alexander SternSeptember 23, 2023 Labor Politics Joe Biden Economy
Article How Not to Defend Liberalism Technocratic neoliberalism is not the rightful heir of the liberal tradition, but an anti-democratic distortion of it.By Alexander SternSeptember 14, 2023 postliberalism Politics Donald Trump Philosophy
Article Something Like Fate Celine Song’s debut film, ‘Past Lives,’ suggests that a past can take on dimensions more profound precisely because it is left behind.By Alexander SternJuly 22, 2023 Movies Culture
Article On the Clock Cyril Schäublin’s latest film—capturing the efforts of 19th-century anarchist watchmakers—dramatizes resistance to tech-reliant, capitalist control.By Alexander SternJune 15, 2023 Movies art Culture Politics
Article Are the Rich Special? A recent spate of “eat-the-rich” shows and films—including the Oscar-nominated ‘Triangle of Sadness’—fail to offer any alternative to the ethos of the ultra-wealthy.By Alexander SternMarch 10, 2023 Movies Television Culture Politics Economy
Article The Future of Antitrust The Biden administration is serious about antitrust legislation. Will that be enough to create real change?By Alexander SternMarch 6, 2023 Domestic Affairs Joe Biden Economy
PoliticsHow Not to Defend Liberalism Technocratic neoliberalism is not the rightful heir of the liberal tradition, but an anti-democratic distortion of it.By Alexander SternSeptember 14, 2023
ReligionBringing Mass to a Migrant Camp “In a migrant camp, liturgy is an act of bricolage.”By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsSeptember 1, 2023
CultureDancing Around Death A new exhibit brings together Tibetan Buddhist and European Christian art, inviting visitors to ponder their ambivalence surrounding death.By Xiao SituSeptember 14, 2023
BooksHelen Keller, Christian Socialist Helen Keller's public image is benignly inspiring. A new book digs into her identity as a radical Leftist whose politics were rooted in her faith.By Nick TaborSeptember 13, 2023
CollectionsConfronting Climate Change Writing from Commonweal on the effects of climate change and our responsibility to care for our common home.By The EditorsSeptember 20, 2021