The Operational Trap
Like Imperial Japan before us, the United States has substituted tactical and operational planning for strategic thinking.
Lessons in Training, Strategy, and Discipline From the Civil Rights Movement
Tactical excellence without a strategic understanding is a recipe for failure.
What Next, Democrats? (Neon Liberalism #71, with Bethany Andres-Beck)
Samantha interviews Bethany Andres-Beck, running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District. They talk about the spiritual crisis in the Democratic Party, the need to fix what's broken in America, and how they intend to fight for working people across a range of issues. "
Courting Fascism (with Ryan Geddie)
The Roberts Court has been sabotaging liberal democracy since long before Donald Trump's 2016 victory. Liberal commentator Ryan Geddie and Liberal Currents publisher Adam Gurri walk through this history today, on the first episode of their as-yet unnamed show. The audio for this show will be available on
Our Rebranding Is Live
Ever since launching the Startup Fund, we had started to think about ways in which we could make Liberal Currents a more buttoned-down, professionalized organization. One small way we wanted to do this was to update our logo, which we've had since we launched in early 2017 as
What Is Woke 2?
Woke 2 is Woke 1 with an honest relation to power.
Understanding Israel, Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon (Half the Answer #79, with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)
Look at my Iran negotiator, dawg, we’re never getting through the Strait of Hormuz. Friend of the program Y. L. Al-Sheikh helps us understand the unfolding diplomatic and military nightmare that is the Middle East, and how the United States plays a role in each. Half the Answer can
Mistrust Is Not Always Irrational
Trust in institutions must be earned, and liberals have not always done the work to earn trust in liberal institutions.
The Untapped Potential of Organized Mainline American Protestantism
Around the country, mainline Protestant churches are stepping up to help organize the resistance to ICE's incursions into their communities.
Vote Blue No Matter Who: Party Politics as Political Agency
Politics is a collective enterprise aimed at controlling the state, and requires working together as co-partisans.
Remembering the Weight of Life and Death in a Profane Age
Donald Trump is unrelenting in his boastful indulgence in the ugliest facets of the human personality. There is another way.
Equal on Paper
As with "massive resistance" to Brown v. Board, Republicans today argue for a legal landscape where rights exist on paper but cannot be enforced.