It features Touré Reed, Stephanie Coontz, and others. If you're a print subscriber, your copy is likely on the way and should be to you shortly. This is an important issue for us — number four — so if you're up for renewal, please do consider renewing and also spreading the word about Catalyst to your friends and colleagues. Please "save as" and download the PDF link below, since it can only be accessed a few times.

Discussions about the roots of mass incarceration, European politics, and the Chinese labor movement, among other topics.

The inaugural issue of Catalyst, featuring Mike Davis, Vivek Chibber, and many others.