Sarah Leonard

Contributing Editor

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Sarah Leonard is a contributing editor to The Nation and an editor-at-large at Dissent.

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My Generation’s Best Chance Is Socialism My Generation’s Best Chance Is Socialism

You don’t need a $200,000 college degree to know when you’re getting screwed.

Feb 8, 2016 / Sarah Leonard

Austerity Has Been Discredited. So Why Won’t It Die?

Austerity Has Been Discredited. So Why Won’t It Die? Austerity Has Been Discredited. So Why Won’t It Die?

Greece has been pushed to the brink not to help its economy, but to show who’s in charge.

Jul 16, 2015 / Sarah Leonard

How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power

How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power How Greece Put an Anti-Austerity, Anti-Capitalist Party in Power

Syriza and its allies responded to crisis in a way no one could have imagined. Will it work?

Feb 18, 2015 / Feature / Sarah Leonard

A Plea for Humanity at Rikers

A Plea for Humanity at Rikers A Plea for Humanity at Rikers

Inmates and activists unite to stop prisoner abuse at Rikers Island Prison.

Aug 14, 2014 / Sarah Leonard

Can the Internet Be a ‘People’s Platform’? A Q&A With Astra Taylor

Can the Internet Be a ‘People’s Platform’? A Q&A With Astra Taylor Can the Internet Be a ‘People’s Platform’? A Q&A With Astra Taylor

Her new book reconsiders how democratic the digital world really is.

Jun 4, 2014 / Sarah Leonard

Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette

Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette

On Monday, May 5, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan was found guilty of assaulting NYPD Officer Grantley Bovell at the OWS anniversary protest on March 17, 2012. She now...

May 13, 2014 / Sarah Leonard

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