Whatever Happened to #Abolish  ICE?

In 2018, #AbolishICE was everywhere. Seven years later, the agency is bigger than ever, yet the slogan’s champions are nowhere to be found.

The Clash of Civilizations, 30 Years Later

At a time of neoliberal triumphalism and the so-called end of history, Samuel Huntington predicted ongoing conflict.

Bring Back the Yugoslav Basketball Team

The breakup of Yugoslavia ended one of basketball’s greatest dynasties. A cross-border team could revive that legacy — and model internationalism in a divided world.

Issue 59: Dossier

A quick guide to border hopping.

The Remarkable Life of Andrée Blouin

The memoirs of the Central African revolutionary tell the story of a woman who witnessed firsthand the ecstatic highs and tragic lows of the continent’s struggle for independence.

The New Dream Team

A unified squad could contend with the best America has to offer.

Something in the Air

When and where organized labor’s been on the move.

Yugoslav Basketball’s Last Stand

Trump Is Using the AUKUS Deal to Extort Australia

Doubts about the colossal AUKUS military deal are growing. But Donald Trump’s protection-racket tactics and a subservient Australian political class mean it will probably survive.

Decision Time at DSA

The Democratic Socialists of America’s recent convention in Chicago reflected the challenges of strengthening and expanding a socialist movement rooted in the working class that can effectively fight the genocide in Gaza.

What Liberals Don’t Get About the Liberal Order’s Crisis

Liberals often explain today’s disorder as the work of authoritarians or populist agitators. What they miss is that the postwar consensus depended on conservatives, whose defection has left it in crisis.

The Long Walk Is a Long Slog

Based on a forgotten Stephen King dystopian novel, The Long Walk wants to be an allegory for America’s grindset mania. But unlike other works in this genre, it fails to deliver a bang and instead ends with a whimper.

All of This Because of Political Speech

The University of California’s turning over of dossiers on 160 people under investigation for antisemitism, including Judith Butler, to the Trump administration has strong echoes of McCarthyism.

New Poll: Democratic Socialism Is Now Mainstream

A national poll from Jacobin, DSA Fund, and Data for Progress finds broad support for democratic socialist leaders and left-wing policies.

You Aren’t Allowed in These Billionaire Towns

Welcome to the fully privatized city, where the ultrarich can do as they please — no whining from the rabble permitted.

Karl Marx Looked Forward to Revolt Against Europe’s Empires

Some critics have accused Karl Marx of forcing world history into a narrow framework that presented European capitalism as a universal development model. A closer look at Marx’s late writings show how far removed that stereotype is from the truth.

Israel Is Targeting Civilians in Yemen as Well as Gaza

Israel claimed that its bombing of a cabinet meeting in Yemen last month struck a “crushing blow” against the Ansar Allah movement. But the movement’s real leaders were not affected by the strike, and they have vowed to continue their attacks on Israel.

Performative Politics Is a Dead End

Canada’s New Democratic Party once rallied workers around a bold social democratic vision. The leadership contest now unfolding shows a center left so busy virtue signaling it forgets how to build power.

Hyundai’s US Auto Plants Are Rife With Labor Abuses

The raids at a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia earlier this month illustrate the impunity of Donald Trump’s brutal immigration crackdown. They also shine a spotlight on Hyundai’s labor practices, including exploitation of vulnerable migrant workers.

The Socialist Politics of Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur was murdered 29 years ago today. His status as a cultural icon is beyond dispute, but the legend that’s built up around his tragically short life has often overshadowed the radical political outlook that shaped his work.