We Were Made for This Moment
Democratic socialism is on the rise — Jacobin is here to help it along.
Striking building workers raise their fists in salute during a rally in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris in June 1936. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)
The Democratic primary has officially begun, and unfortunately for Pelosi and Schumer, socialism is in the air.
Poll after poll shows wide support for our core program of Medicare for All, union jobs, and free education. And despite a media aligned against him, Bernie Sanders is still running strong on that exact message.
Take a look at where American politics were just ten years ago, and it’s hard to believe we’ve arrived at this moment — but just as hard to believe that it’ll stick around for good. Right now, everything we do matters in a way it never has before. Because this moment may not happen ever again in our lifetimes.
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