It looks increasingly likely Donald Trump may try a reckless escalatory bombing campaign against Iran after the midterms. And it looks increasingly likely it will backfire terribly.
Preparing for MAGA’s Worst on Election Day
Donald Trump and the GOP are wildly unpopular going into the midterms, but they have few scruples about interfering in election results. Leftists should be prepared to operate in a broad front with liberals and others to stop that from happening.
Only Israel’s Palestinians Vote Against Genocide
The “most consequential election in Israel’s history” has not changed the country’s unbearably bleak outlook. But the Palestinian minority has come out in force for solidarity and justice.
Dolores Huerta Taught a Generation How to Organize
Rest in power, Dolores Huerta. She faced down growers, organized the fields, won farmworkers protections most states still deny them, and gave the whole Left a rallying cry we’ll be shouting for generations: “Sí, se puede.”
Socialists Need Our Own Foreign Policy Agenda
As socialists expand our footprint in Congress, we will need to articulate a distinctive agenda for US foreign policy — a vision different from both the wanton imperialism of MAGA and the feckless imperialism of mainstream liberals.
Is Trump Crashing the Dollar Empire?
Economist Mona Ali on how the United States wields the world’s most powerful currency to shore up empire and its own ruling class — and how Trump’s careless moves might blow it all up.
The real choice is not between globalization and deglobalization, free trade and tariff walls, but between empowering capital and empowering workers.
Minneapolis Refused to Take Trump’s Bait. It Paid Off.
The Trump administration was dealt its first major defeat in Minneapolis. But this wasn’t foreordained — it happened because the city’s anti-ICE movement was disciplined in response and refused to play into Donald Trump’s hands.
A Midterm Rout Will Hurt the GOP, but Trumpism Will Endure
The Republican Party looks headed for losses in November. But Trumpism will outlast the midterms and even Donald Trump’s own presidency. Defeating it will take a left politics that speaks to working people’s economic pain.
A Palestinian Prisoner on the Nightmare Behind Israeli Bars
Israel imprisoned Khalida Jarrar, a historic leader of the Palestinian left, five times, almost always without charge or trial. She tells Jacobin about how women prisoners copied a library by hand and how Israeli censors never let in Antonio Gramsci.
In Italy, Giorgia Meloni Is Hardening Her Calls for Order
Recent protests in northern Italy draw inspiration from France but also reflect grievances over poverty wages and an out-of-touch government. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s only answer is to demonize the protests, ignoring the discontent behind them.
Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri’s Empire became a campus sensation because it offered a master theory for globalization at a moment when old Marxist categories seemed exhausted. But the capitalist internationalism they saw as permanent has now crashed and burned.
Is There Life After AI? Cory Doctorow Thinks So.
Cory Doctorow talks to us about the internet, whether machines are conscious, why copyright maximalism won’t save us from ChatGPT, and why workers still have a chance to shape what comes next.
Election Denial Is Now Normal for the Right Everywhere
Refusing to concede and trying to overturn the election result isn’t just limited to Donald Trump anymore. This past week makes clear it’s now the playbook for every right-wing politician who loses an election.
Livorno Dockworkers Are Trying to Block the Weapons of War
In the Italian port town of Livorno, workers are intent on disrupting the war machine.
The Food Industry Is Rife With Worker Abuse
Food systems employ more workers than any other sector of the global economy — roughly 1.4 billion people. And few industries are more rife with worker abuse.