Abraham Lincoln is often invoked in calls for civility and reconciliation across the partisan divide. But Lincoln himself understood that such reconciliation was impossible in his own time until justice had been served and slavery abolished.
The Road Beyond Social Democracy
What would it take to go from reforms within the capitalist system to a democratic socialist society?
For Struggling Workers, Appeals to Democracy Aren’t Enough
After decades of rising inequality and stagnant wages for workers, a large majority of people in the US now reject belief in the American dream. These voters won’t be won over by calls to defend a democracy they feel has let them down.
The AI Revolution Might Be Running Out of Steam
Despite massive investment and grand promises, AI companies are struggling to deliver returns. The bubble may be deflating, but like the dot-com crash, the aftermath could consolidate power in the hands of tech giants.
Cuba Is Breaking New Ground in Developing Drug Treatments
Cuba has developed its own infrastructure for producing medical treatments that has a remarkable track record despite the US blockade and other material constraints. One new drug has the potential to alleviate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
At a Brooklyn town hall with Bernie Sanders on Saturday, Zohran Mamdani recounted how Bernie “gave me the language of democratic socialism to describe my politics” and called on supporters to keep organizing after Election Day. We reproduce his speech here.
This Health Records Giant Is Undermining Your Privacy Rights
Epic Systems, the largest electronic health records company in the US, is pushing users of its ubiquitous online health portal MyChart to sign away their rights to sue the company if it mishandles their sensitive information.
Jimmy Kimmel’s Cancellation Is Peak Hypocrisy
After campaigning on ending censorship and cancel culture, Donald Trump is making the list of things you’re not allowed to say in America longer and longer. ABC’s cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show signals that not even comedians are safe.
What Americans Think of Democratic Socialism
A new national poll shows democratic socialism has made enormous strides over the last decade. But to grow beyond blue strongholds, its champions will need to continue to anchor campaigns in bread-and-butter economics.
The Economic, Political, and Cultural History of Menswear
Menswear expert Derek Guy talks to Jacobin about where Western men’s clothing traditions came from, how they have evolved, and how they’re being continually reinterpreted.
John Maynard Keynes warned that when real investment becomes the by-product of speculation, the result is often disaster. But it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
Bolsonaro Is Finished. But Bolsonarismo Remains a Threat.
The historic sentencing of former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison signals the health of Brazil’s fragile democratic institutions. But it cannot provide a neat ending to the Right’s long-running assault on Brazilian democracy.
The New Defense Bill Could Further Privatize Border Control
This year’s congressional defense spending bill would further entrench the military’s role at the US border and, for the first time, allow the Department of Defense to outsource border security work to private contractors.
The Double Standards of Czech Foreign Policy
The Czech Republic’s prime minister, Petr Fiala, boasts of his defense of democracy and the rule of law. Yet faced with Israel’s crimes in Gaza, the Czech government can forgive its Western allies anything.
Tech Capital Is Dominating American Politics
While Donald Trump assaults civil liberties and the social safety net, Democrats are lost. Capital’s continued dominance of both parties and Big Tech’s machinations in particular are key to understanding our political crisis, argues Thomas Ferguson.