The Crypto Emperor’s New Clothes

Sam Bankman-Fried fanned the flames of crypto madness. And he couldn’t have done it without his powerful friends.

What Was MAGA Nationalism?

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump fused nationalist appeals with selective attacks on Republican market ideology. As president, he provided more rhetoric than change.

Democrats Keep Handing Working-Class Voters to Republicans

By letting false friends in the GOP appeal to striking railworkers, Democrats are playing with fire.

Mussolini in Beijing

The Chinese model of state-directed capitalism is coming apart — and it’s unleashing a new authoritarianism.

Communism in Words

A brief history of Esperanto.

For Railworkers, It Was About More Than Sick Days

By ramming a contract down railworkers’ throats, Joe Biden reinforced a basic fact of American life: when you’re at work, you have no democratic rights.

Stuck in  the Middle With Lula

After narrowly coming to power, Lula begins his third presidential term navigating between the demands of his supporters and the threat of a right-wing coup.

The ANC Can’t Save South Africa

With violent crime and mass shortages spiraling out of control, South Africa is nearly a failed state. And the ANC has no one to blame but itself.

Cheese, Baguettes, and Victor Hugo

France’s right wing claims “Islamo-leftism” is subverting their national culture. But “Frenchness” has always been in flux.

Was Karl Marx an Orientalist?

Scholar Kevin B. Anderson discusses Marx’s surprising conclusions on race and national oppression.

Issue 48: Letters

Dispatches from the Jacobin diaspora.

Issue 48: The Internet Speaks

We get our business wisdom from the comments section.

BRIC Nationalism Is No Alternative

Developmentalist nationalism is a poor substitute for socialism.

Nationalism and the Great Recoil

Combating the nationalism of right-wingers like Giorgia Meloni shouldn’t mean defending the neoliberal consensus.

Issue 48: Dossier

All the political geography terms you slept through in high school.

The Liberated Camera

The great films that bookend the career of Mikhail Kalatozov brought together revolutionary politics and revolutionary cinema. Each, however, was firmly rejected by the movements they aimed to represent.

Two Centuries of the National Question

Critics say Marxism can’t account for the popular appeal of nationalism. But the Marxist tradition contains some vital insights into the origins and future of national communities.

A Nation by Design

After independence, the city-state of Singapore embarked on one of the most extensive projects of modernist nation-building ever seen.

Blood Sports

International competitions have brought millions together. But at times, this proxy for national pride has turned bloody.

Five Books on Nationalism You Need to Read