“Something Needs to Change”
On August 10, a Seattle-area airport worker stole a plane and crashed it, killing himself. Because his working conditions were so miserable, his former coworker says in an interview, the act wasn’t a complete shock.
19718 Articles by: Abigail Torre
Abigail Torre grew up in Chile and now lives in Berkeley, California where she is cochair of the East Bay chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
Medicare for All and Free College Tuition Are Wildly Popular Policies
New polling shows that socialists’ demands like Medicare for All and free college tuition are overwhelmingly popular. We can’t stop now.
A British Press for the Many, Not the Few
Jeremy Corbyn argues that by empowering media workers, putting the public in control, and taking on unaccountable billionaires, the British press can be vibrant, democratic, and sustainable.
Public Transport Can Be Free
We don’t put coins in street lamps or pay by the minute in public parks. Here’s why we can make subway and bus fares a thing of the past.
Between Attica and Lee
A nationwide, 19-day prison strike is honoring the history of prisoner rebellion while demanding humane conditions now.
Why Doctors Are Warming to Medicare for All
Burnout, cynicism, and endless insurance red tape. As America’s private health care system crumbles, doctors are waking up to the need for Medicare for All.
Voting With Their Feet
Romania has the world’s second-highest emigration rates. Those emigrants are now taking to the streets and fighting to change the conditions that drove them out.
John Rawls, Socialist?
John Rawls is remembered as one of the twentieth century’s preeminent liberal philosophers. But by the end of his life, he was sharply critical of capitalism.
Infiltrating the Left
The FBI has long tried to destroy socialist organizations, but its actions aren’t limited to surveillance. In the sixties and seventies, informants were key — even at the top levels of left groups.
Rational Actors
In the United States, women face the prospect of becoming mothers without necessary social protections. Many decide it’s not worth the risk.
It’s Okay to Have Children
Instead of challenging the pressures that capitalism puts on child-rearing, liberals surrender to it.
Jacobin Is for the Children
Help keep Jacobin alive for generations to come.
The Newsies Were Real
Picket lines once made the best playgrounds around.
Class Clowns
Meet the Silicon Valley “disruptors” who want to teach your kids.
The Criminalization of Youth
If we want to offer children a better future, we need to get the criminal justice system out of their lives.
Girls to the Rescue
Workers need independent and strong unions, not corporate-sponsored NGOs, to fight their bosses and support their families.
The Spoils of War
Participation trophies are actually good — give one to every child.
The Beyoncé Treatment
No mother should be forced to give birth in conditions Beyoncé wouldn’t accept for herself.