It’s Their Party

A generation ago, socialists and civil rights activists tried to transform the Democratic Party. Why did they fail?

Questions for the Canadian Left

The Canadian left must rally opposition to the Trudeau government and chart an independent course.

An Open Letter to Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Liberals Who Love Him

The reparations demand survives as a parlor debate — it cannot address the real needs and interests of black workers.

The False Debate on Homelessness

Homelessness is the natural result of a system that makes some fantastically wealthy and others desperately poor.

Social Democracy in Middle America

Last night’s Iowa Caucus shows promise for radical politics in the United States.

The War on Bernie Sanders

The Democratic Party elite has launched a virtually unprecedented attack against Bernie Sanders.

Bernie and His Critics

Whether he wins tonight’s Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders has provided an opening that we can’t squander.

A Moment for Movements

Frances Fox Piven on the failure of welfare reform and the promise of new movements.

Becoming Syriza Again

Syriza’s rush to power eroded its original radical strategy — but it can be reclaimed.

Bernie and the Liberals

Whatever the claims of the media, Bernie Sanders’s appeal does not seem limited to liberals.

The Bloomberg Factor

Michael Bloomberg’s potential presidential run is the latest sign elites are rattled.

Rosa Lives

The revolutionary thought of Rosa Luxemburg continues to inform and inspire anticapitalist movements today.

Capitalism Won’t Save El Salvador

Market-led development pits private profit against the public good. It can’t solve El Salvador’s epidemic of violence.

The Bernie Coalition

In Iowa and New Hampshire, Barack Obama won over high-income liberals. Bernie Sanders’s campaign points in a different direction.

Defending Australian Labor

The Australian establishment has unleashed a wide-ranging attack on the country’s labor movement.

Isn’t America Already Kind of Socialist?

No, socialism isn’t just more government — it’s about democratic ownership and control.

Flint’s Bottom Line

The Flint water crisis shows the human toll of running government like a business.

Become a Jacobin Designer

Clinton’s Melting Firewall?

Hillary Clinton’s sizable lead over Bernie Sanders among black voters appears to be narrowing.

The Coming Refugee Crisis

Climate change will displace millions within decades. But where will they go and how will governments receive them?