It’s a mark of the absurdity of US foreign policy that the country most closely associated with the 9/11 attacks, Saudi Arabia, is the one Trump wants to help potentially make a nuclear weapon — even as he fights a war with Iran over this exact issue.
Raphäel Glucksmann, a Hawk in Progressive Clothing
French center-left presidential candidate Raphaël Glucksmann embodies the hawkish tradition of the nouveaux philosophes. Having learned little from recent military disasters, it’s a brand of liberalism all too comfortable with “humanitarian” war-making.
The Discreet Charm of John Berger
Art critic, novelist, Marxist, lover, exile, storyteller: John Berger resisted every easy definition. His new biography embraces the contradictions he left behind.
Socialists Can Lead in the Fight Against AI Data Centers
Americans across the political spectrum are coming together to fight against AI data centers and for solutions like public power. Beholden to big donors, mainstream politicians won’t meet the moment — but the Left can.
Joe Sacco’s Indictment of Western Blindness on Gaza
Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of comics journalism, Joe Sacco has focused his work heavily on Palestine. He spoke to Jacobin about the West’s complicity in Israel’s crimes and why it’s journalists’ job to talk about it.
Jonathan Chait’s Atlantic essay claims the Democratic Socialists of America has betrayed the legacy of its founder, Michael Harrington. It gets DSA’s history, and what the organization is today, wrong.
The Left Needs More Working-Class Leaders
A new report finds a massive divide between working-class voters and college-educated progressives. Closing it means handing working-class people real power over a left-wing program.
50 Years After Mao’s Death, China Has Left His Legacy Behind
China’s rulers will pay tribute to Mao Zedong’s role as founder of their state 50 years after his death. But they’ve long since dismantled the economic system he created, swapping Maoist slogans for neo-Confucian rhetoric about a “harmonious society.”
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan Now Have Their Own NATO
The Mecca Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan is a response to insecurity and waning American power in the region. The question is whether the new security order will produce more violence rather than less.
How the Left Can Win a Supermajority
The US left has had some success winning primaries in Democrat-held constituencies. But this can’t be a strategy for national success and the implementation of New Deal–style programs. For that, we’ll need a supermajority.
Mainstream economics cannot accept the concept of contradiction that is foundational for Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism. David Harvey explains why we need the Marxist perspective if we want to make sense of capital’s latest mutations in the age of AI.
Is There a Way Out of AI Doomerism?
Artificial intelligence poses major threats, from extreme labor market disruption to security dangers. Managing those risks will mean taking on the concentrated power of the AI industry.
Germany’s Far Right Is Close to Power. Appeals to “Defend Democracy” Won’t Stop It.
Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election was grim, with the far-right Alternative für Deutschland now close to power for the first time. The Left won’t beat it by defending the status quo. It needs organization and a future worth fighting for.
Britain’s Health Crisis Is Becoming a Political Crisis
In Britain, healthy life expectancies between poor and rich regions can vary by as many as 20 years. Not only is this a social crisis; it is undermining trust in government and fueling the far right’s cynical politics.
Gloria Steinem Was No Enemy of the Left
Left-wing dismissals and establishment celebrations both have Gloria Steinem wrong.