Before planners and property developers turned Manhattan into a sterile playground for the wealthy, it was the site of extraordinarily creative art and music scenes. Critic J. Hoberman shows us how New York thrived in the shadow of nuclear war.
The Extreme Center Keeps Banning Its Critics
In France and beyond, centrist governments are invoking “public order” to crack down on left-wing activism. The recent ban on anti-fascist group Jeune Garde follows a wider pattern — including Britain’s move against Palestine Action — of criminalizing dissent.
Zohran Mamdani Is Right: We Shouldn’t Have Billionaires
The myths that billionaires earn, invent, or give their way to virtue don’t survive scrutiny. Billionaire wealth isn’t built on genius — it rests on public investment and ends with the power to shape law, labor, and markets.
Halting Evictions Is Good Child Welfare Policy
Evictions are uniquely destructive to children, undermining the social and institutional connections that provide kids with stability. A new study quantifies their extensive damage, from increasing child homelessness to decreasing high-school graduation rates.
How Irish Resistance Shaped Australian History
When British authorities deported Irish rebels to their Australian penal colonies, they also exported a tradition of anti-colonial resistance.
The Trump White House has helped install the ticking time bomb that is cryptocurrency directly into our economy. When it blows up, the damage will be catastrophic.
These Global South Countries Barred Arms Transfers to Israel
Over 30 delegates from across the Global South convened in Bogotá, Colombia, this week to challenge Israeli impunity. Member states such as Colombia and South Africa ratified resolutions to ban weapons transfers and renew legal action to stop the genocide.
The Big Tech Deep State
Digital technology was sold as a liberating tool that could free individuals from state power. Yet the state security apparatus always had a different view — and now it’s taking back control of its own creation.
How Hamas Changed Its Strategy Before October 7
In the years before the October 7 attack, there was a power struggle over strategy inside Hamas. Israel’s refusal to engage with any Palestinian leaders who insisted on ending the occupation handed the initiative to Yahya Sinwar’s militarist faction.
Zohran Mamdani’s Childcare Plan Is Pro-Family
Anyone who wants to make it easier for Americans to start families should support childcare policies like the ones being proposed by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
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.
Billionaire Bill Ackman Has the Best Arrogance Money Can Buy
One problem with ultrarich people like Bill Ackman is that their riches often spill over beyond the economic realm into other realms — like, in his case, the kind of delusional self-confidence that led him to buy his way into a professional tennis match.
Francesca Albanese: Cut All Ties With Israel
In her address to the Bogotá Conference earlier this week, UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese explained why the world’s nations must suspend all ties with Israel. Jacobin republishes her remarks here.
The Gilded Age Roots of American Austerity
Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill isn’t just a modern assault on SNAP and Medicaid — it’s the revival of a 150-year-old playbook. From Civil War pensions to modern welfare programs, political elites have long moralized against need while rationing care.
Conservatives Are Losing It Over Superman’s Basic Morality
Reactionary hysterics over James Gunn’s Superman reboot bring some delight to America’s otherwise plainest superhero.