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Benjamin Y. Fong

Benjamin Y. Fong

What is Rustin’s Challenge?

What is Rustin’s Challenge?

The editorial introduction to our first book, Rustin’s Challenge, out now!
Benjamin Y. Fong Feb 12, 2026
From Blue Jeans to Blue Banisters

From Blue Jeans to Blue Banisters

In adulthood, the enjoyment of universality can go beyond a fleeting feeling to a true intimation of eternity, but for that reason it can only be perceived from the outside as a wild contravention of reality.
Benjamin Y. Fong Dec 29, 2025
What is the Pre-Political?

What is the Pre-Political?

For decades, it has been fashionable to blur the line between what is political and what is not. This hasn’t been a good thing for either side.
Benjamin Y. Fong Oct 14, 2025
Rediscovering Humanity in its Absence

Rediscovering Humanity in its Absence

Peter Brown’s Wild Robot series transcends the anti-humanist moralism of much contemporary children’s literature and presents a much-needed vision of a habitable future.
Benjamin Y. Fong Jul 9, 2025
The Responsible Socialism of Adolph Germer

The Responsible Socialism of Adolph Germer

Adolph Germer was a mineworker, socialist, and lifelong labor organizer who believed that organizing strategy must be both ambitious and practical. He adopted this orientation because he knew first hand both how difficult it was to win and how devastating it could be for workers when they lost.
Benjamin Y. Fong Jun 30, 2025
The Right to Make Promises

The Right to Make Promises

The editorial introduction for Damage Issue #4, “Responsibility”
Benjamin Y. Fong Apr 23, 2025
Right?

Right?

A curious filler word plagues professional-class liberal speech patterns. What does it mean?
Benjamin Y. Fong Apr 9, 2025

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