Masters of War

Endless war … it’s good work, if you can get it.

The Killing Never Ends

Breaking the Chains of Command

For centuries, working-class people have been sent to die in wars for empire. The rich history of soldier revolt isn’t just about foreign policy — it’s about breaking the power of the mighty in society as a whole.

Defense Spending: the Endless Frontier

The military sets the agenda for scientific research, so it’s still much easier to get funding to develop new bombs than to get the resources to develop new, potentially life-saving antibiotics.

The Defector

How Rory Fanning went from Army Ranger to war resister.

The Seventh-Inning Stretch Under Socialism

It’s possible to elevate the working class without the jingoism.

A Strategy to Build Labor Power

If we’re going to revive the labor movement, we need a strategy that’s rooted in socialist principles but flexible enough to adjust to changing conditions in the US workforce.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Aren’t Playing the Same Game

The Democratic Party establishment has shown itself time and again to be an enemy of left-wing policies. Despite her progressive plans, Elizabeth Warren is cozying up to those Democratic elites. Bernie Sanders welcomes their hatred.

How the Media Fools Us About Trade

On trade policy, the media has a simple rule: when trade hurts the working class, it’s good for the economy. When it hurts the ruling class, it’s bad for the economy.

Make UK Public Transport Free

It’s time for radical proposals to rebuild Britain’s social fabric and combat the climate crisis. Here’s one: make public transport free.

We Were Made for This Moment

Democratic socialism is on the rise — Jacobin is here to help it along.

The US Created MS-13

The depictions of MS-13 as animals are as simplistic as they are dehumanizing. And they obscure what spawned the violent gang in the first place: US imperialism.

Bernie Sanders Could Be the Best Arts President in US History

State support for the arts in the United States pales in comparison to arts funding overseas. Bernie Sanders could change that.

The Amazon Is Burning — and It’s Bolsonaro’s Fault

Rapacious capitalists are blazing a trail of staggering destruction across the Amazon rainforest — enabled by Brazil’s reactionary in chief, Jair Bolsonaro.

Was Sweden Headed Toward Socialism in the 1970s?

Sweden’s extraordinary wave of reforms in the 1970s, an era of explosive radicalism, reveal the achievements — and the limits — of social democracy.

Bernie Wants to Seize the Means of Electricity Production

Bernie Sanders’s Green New Deal proposal isn’t just the boldest proposal to save the planet that any candidate has made yet. It also includes the United States moving to 100 percent public ownership of our power grid.

Tony Blair Made Me Hardcore

The “rave nostalgia” film Beats provides an image of collective joy with politicized resonances in the present.

Keep the Pressure on ICE

ICE has not let up on its horrors and barbarities against immigrants and their families. Luckily the movement to abolish ICE has racked up victories that other activists can learn from.

“Socialism From Above” and the Capitulation to Fascism

In 1930s Europe, Hendrik de Man’s bid to replace class struggle with state planning led to a deadly embrace with fascism. His attempt to graft nationalism onto socialism offers a terrible lesson for social democrats today who adapt their politics to far-right ideas.

“Poor Whites Have Been Written out of History for a Very Political Reason”

From the antebellum period to today, Southern white elites are terrified of poor whites and black workers joining hands — because they know it’s an existential threat to their power.