For most of the 20th century, class predicted voting behavior better than anything else. The recent process of class dealignment has proved disastrous for left politics — and to reverse it, we must have clarity on who counts as working-class.
Federalism Is a Disaster for the Working Class
American federalism is often touted as a source of local democratic engagement, political innovation, and responsive public policy. But in practice, it has served as a laboratory of autocracy and inequality.
Darializa Avila Chevalier on Running for Congress in Zohran’s NYC
Young socialist organizers are entering electoral politics out of obligation, not ambition. Darializa Avila Chevalier, running for Congress in New York’s 13th District, explains why.
We Need to Bury the “Clash of Civilizations” Theory for Good
The discredited “clash of civilizations” theory keeps bouncing back because it dresses up sordid resource wars in mock-heroic clothing. After another disastrous war informed by such fantasies, it’s time we changed the script.
The White House UFC Fight and Trump’s Cage-Fight Governance
Donald Trump’s Ultimate Fighting Championship match at the White House is a harbinger of things to come.
Liberty’s Brutal Conquest
The Founders made expansion the precondition of American freedom. We must find an alternative.
Socialism cannot mean merely managing capitalism more fairly. It must point toward a society where survival is no longer contingent on the market — and where democracy extends into the economy itself.
Culture Vultures Want a Piece of Democratic Socialism
Prediction-market company Kalshi staged a fake viral video during the Knicks’ championship run in order to associate its brand with Zohran Mamdani’s democratic socialism. As the Left’s cultural reach grows, expect more attempts by capital to commodify it.
Colombia’s Front-Runner Is No Populist
The commentariat has reached, almost in unison, for one word to explain Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella’s meteoric rise: populism. The label isn’t just inaccurate — it translates his elitist politics into antiestablishment complaint.
The Hamilton Era Is Gone Forever
Though it’s only been a decade since Lin-Manuel Miranda’s magnum opus premiered, the hit musical Hamilton represents a bygone period in American politics.
Is Donald Trump the Greatest Environmentalist of All Time?
Was Donald Trump’s decades-long persona as a venal carnival grotesque all part of a brilliant scheme to launch an insane war and create the geopolitical conditions for a global energy transition?
Neoliberalism didn’t win an intellectual argument — it won power. Vivek Chibber unpacks how employers and political elites in the 1970s and ’80s turned economic turmoil into an opportunity to reshape society on their terms.
The Imperial Plunder of Cuba Has Begun
The Trump administration distressed one of Canada’s oldest mining firms, which operates a joint venture in Cuba, through blatant lawfare, apparently so a Trump-aligned oligarch could snatch up a majority stake for pennies on the dollar.
The New Cold War Will Be Powered by AI
When the White House reportedly pressed Anthropic to pull a new model over the weekend, it looked like a clash between Washington and Silicon Valley. Instead, the episode revealed a growing consensus: AI is now a tool for great power competition.
Abdul El-Sayed’s Plan to Win in Michigan
US Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed explains to Jacobin why establishment attempts to “cancel” left-wing voices keep backfiring, how corporate money distorts democracy, and what it takes to organize a state as fractured — and as pivotal — as Michigan.
Donald Trump Has Nothing to Show for His War With Iran
After waging a destructive war at vast expense, Donald Trump has ended up in a weaker strategic position than when he started. His main achievement has been to battle-test Iran’s ability to shut down the Strait of Hormuz and disrupt the world economy.