In 2008, Barack Obama won a landslide victory and enormous mandate, only to quickly squander it. Today the Democratic establishment is far more delegitimized, and the Left is far stronger. History doesn’t have to repeat itself.
Can the DSA Build Working-Class Power?
The Democratic Socialists of America have gone from political obscurity to a major force in American politics. Vivek Chibber and Paul Heideman discuss its remarkable rise — and why electoral victories alone won’t build lasting working-class power.
France’s Police Unions Are Throwing Their Weight Around
Amid protests in France, police unions are pushing for wage hikes and special legal privileges to cash in on the political capital they’ve built under Emmanuel Macron’s rule.
In Last Night’s Midterms, the Left Proved It Can Win
Democratic voters have long sided with socialists on policy but feared they were a liability in elections. Last night’s results finally proved that wrong.
We Need a Socialist Congressional Caucus
Though still a small minority, socialists will soon have more members in Congress than they ever have before. A socialist caucus can help them build their power.
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.
The Donald Trump Era in American Politics Is Ending
The takeaways from the midterms are clear: no amount of billionaire spending could overcome the fact that Donald Trump’s dominance is coming to a close, the Left has much more room to grow, and we have entered a period of new possibility in US politics.
Last Night’s Victories Were Made Possible by Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani understood something no one else did: most Donald Trump voters had their reasons for going for Trump, and those reasons were economic. Mamdani saw that, and he saw a path to winning them back. He gave it a name: affordability.
In the Midterms, America Rebuked Trump’s Authoritarianism
The reaction of the bulk of the American people to the cruelty and authoritarianism they’ve seen in the last two years has been abject disgust. They voted like it in the midterms.
The 1956 Hungarian Uprising Was a Working-Class Revolt
Seventy years ago today, Soviet forces crushed the Hungarian uprising that had electrified Eastern Europe. Latter-day conservative narratives distort the true history of the 1956 revolution and the crucial role of workers’ councils in driving it forward.
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.
Life Beneath the Melting Glaciers
Remote mountain communities in northern Pakistan have contributed almost nothing to global warming, yet glacial floods are sweeping away their homes. Jacobin traveled to talk to the families who are rebuilding with little help from the state.
Trumpism Is Running Out of Gas
A look at the polls and Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the midterms campaign trail suggests that MAGA may be exhausted and about to suffer a significant body blow.
Another Detroit Socialist Is Heading to Congress
Donavan McKinney, a Democratic Socialists of America–endorsed candidate for the US House in Detroit, is set to win his general election today. Jacobin spoke to him before Election Day about why he’s running and what he hopes to accomplish in office.
A Fight for Workers’ Rights Turned the Tide in Brazil
Erika Hilton, one of Brazil’s first trans legislators, has brought new energy to the Brazilian left. The socialist congresswoman helped lead the fight to establish a 40-hour workweek that also gave a vital boost to Lula’s presidential campaign.