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Bayard Rustin

Why the Democrats need to turn away from identity politics and toward a class-based politics

John Fea   |  January 15, 2025

Over at Jacobin, Melissa Naschek interviews New York University sociologist Vivek Chibber about identity politics and the Democratic Party. Here is a taste: Melissa Naschek: The Democratic Party has become almost synonymous with identity politics. How did the Democrats get […]

Bayard Rustin and the politics of class

John Fea   |  September 12, 2023

Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin was a complicated guy. Perhaps that’s why I find myself drawn to him and his work. Today The New York Times is running a piece on Rustin by writer James Kirchick. Kirchick is the author […]