The Novel as Dictator
Why socialist realism loses out to avant-garde aesthetics.
19447 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.
One, Two, Many Chicago Teachers’ Strikes
How an uncompromising spirit lead the CTU to victory.
Radicalizing Repression
How state repression sets off radiating outrage towards police, prosecutors, and the social order they produce.
She Can’t Sleep No More
The political economy of Marissa Mayer.
The Soul of Student Debt
Not quite feudalism, student debt is a peculiarly capitalist form of social control.
Modify Your Dissent
On the rise and fall of the Baffler.
The Flood Next Time
Life after emergency.
The Red and the Black
Profit is the motor of capitalism. What would it be under socialism?
Guns and the Pain Economy
Love for the NRA and survivalism fits into an old pattern.
Our Fiscal Cliff: Jacobin Needs Your Help
Holiday 2012 fundraising appeal.
An Imagined Community
All politics are identity politics.