The NYPD should be defunded and abolished at once. Once we’ve done that, we’ll have $6 billion extra dollars a year to improve the city. What would you do if you, personally, were in charge of that $6 billion? Jason Adam Katzenstein has some ideas.

In an interview originally recorded last year, Rhiana Gunn-Wright explores leftist policy, consensus-building, and when not to sweat the details.

A few pieces of advice for those interested in building independent left media institutions.

They constantly legitimize hideous opinions in the name of “open debate.”

An incomplete list of races to watch and people to consider supporting.

There are good revolutions, and sometimes uprisings against an unjust social order are necessary.

We need to build our bench. It’s much easier to get into federal office once you’ve built power at the local and state level.

Harm to objects is not the same as harm to people, and we have to keep the distinction in mind when evaluating protests.