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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How Workers Can Govern in Zohran Mamdani’s New York
Pro-worker policy isn’t just about the government improving labor standards. Zohran Mamdani’s administration could empower workers to shape and enforce standards by training and organizing each other.
Let Andreas Malm Speak
Britain has banned climate scholar and left-wing activist Andreas Malm from visiting the country. Following the ban on Hasan Piker, it points to an alarming repression of pro-Palestine speech in Britain.
Captain Picard Was a Socialist, and So Was Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart, who died last week at the age of 86, was a committed socialist from the start. That conviction ran through his greatest role: Jean-Luc Picard, a leader who used reason and compassion rather than force.
The US Electorate Is Permanently Mobilized and Unable to Move
Voters are epically dissatisfied as we enter into the midterms. But our political economy and social world are not changing in response to that dissatisfaction.