MLK Day Should Be About Continuing Dr. King’s Radical Project
On Martin Luther King Jr Day, rather than embracing a sanitized, deradicalized King, we remember a committed foe of not only racism, but economic inequality and militarism.
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Doug Ford’s Conservative Ontario Government is Hellbent on Privatizing the Province’s Hospitals
Ontario sits directly north of the US, giving it an unimpeded view of just how disastrous American health care is. But Doug Ford’s government is ignoring this warning and pushing through for-profit privatization schemes in the province’s hospitals.
Democrats’ Hypocrisy on the Bolivian Coup Is Truly Staggering
For Democrats, taking a stand for democracy requires prosecuting coup plotters wherever and whenever they show their seditious faces. This rule holds fast except for in Bolivia, where prosecuting coup plotters apparently amounts to authoritarianism.
The Peruvian Government Is Massacring Protesters
Protests in Peru following the impeachment of Pedro Castillo show no signs of letting up. In the face of lethal repression, protesters are no longer just demanding elections but the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and a new constitution.
The Rich’s Search for the Key to Immortality Is Harmful to the Rest of Us
Many oligarchs are convinced that eternal life is a class birthright. It doesn’t matter that the elixir of life everlasting is likely a fantasy — it’s the quest itself that results in social and legal architecture that gives the rich unacceptable power.
New York’s Socialist Bench Just Got Even Bigger
Democratic Socialists of America now boasts eight representatives in New York’s state government and an ambitious legislative agenda focused on working-class issues like childcare, transit, and housing.
Peet’s Coffee Workers Are Following Starbucks Workers’ Lead in Organizing Unions
Workers at Peet’s Coffee & Tea in California have announced that they’re filing for a union election. They’re not just inspired by their peers at Starbucks — they’ve been organizing with and learning directly from them.
10 Reasons to Hate Britain’s Proposed Anti-Strike Laws
The UK’s Tories are proposing legislation that would make trade unions force their own members to cross picket lines during strikes to avoid lawsuits or being fired. The laws threaten to render strikes ineffective and bankrupt unions.
The Quirkiest Corporate HQ in the American South
One hilarious architectural oddity in the US South is the world headquarters of the casual dining chain Denny’s in South Carolina. The 18-story tower is perhaps best seen from the perspective of the workers who wash its windows at dizzying heights.
It Turns Out Hillary Clinton, Not Russian Bots, Lost the 2016 Election
A new study of Russia-based Twitter posts by New York University researchers buries the liberal canard that Russian bots played any significant role in swinging the 2016 election for Donald Trump.
If Even Ken Roth Can’t Criticize Israel, No One Can
Ken Roth, the ex-head of Human Rights Watch, recently had his hiring at Harvard vetoed by administrators. Because when it comes to criticism of Israeli apartheid, even a notorious friend of the powerful like Roth can’t get a pass from the establishment.
The Czech Left Faces a Long Road to Recovery
This weekend’s Czech election shows the weakness of a Left that was once among Europe’s strongest. As the socially conservative base of the old Communist and Socialist Parties withers, a revived left has to relate to the modern working class.
Health Care Giants Are Making Millions off of Unfair Medicare Overpayments
Health insurers have made millions of dollars off of overpayments from Medicare. The industry is gearing up to fight any effort for the government to demand that money back.
When McCarthyism Came to a Small Town in Vermont
Vermont is widely acknowledged as avoiding the worst of Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist hysteria. But even there, people’s lives were needlessly upended and hurt because of the witch hunts McCarthy helped stoke.
Nurses at Two New York City Hospitals Just Won Historic Strike Victories
This week, 7,000 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital walked out and won significant victories on patient-staff ratios. Jacobin spoke with striking nurses at both hospitals.
Lula Has the Upper Hand After Last Sunday’s Riot of Bolsonaro Supporters
Bolsonaro supporters’ January 8 riot has left the Brazilian right divided over how to respond to the antidemocratic attacks. And that’s put Lula in a stronger position to shore up Brazil’s democracy.
You Don’t Have to Suffer Through Avatar: The Way of Water. Just Don’t.
For three whole hours, Avatar: The Way of Water evokes Important Issues — imperialism, colonialism, racism, sexism, ransacking the environment for commodifiable resources — in the silliest, shallowest way possible.
The US Should Learn From Brazil and Actually Punish Its Coup Plotters
The riots in Brazil have drawn Jan. 6 comparisons, but they’re even more reminiscent of a different episode: the Bolivian coup that liberals misguidedly backed. Another big difference from Jan. 6: Brazil is actually prosecuting its high-level coup plotters.
Kathy Hochul Is Failing New York
New York governor Kathy Hochul’s “State of the State” address Tuesday failed to address the challenges facing millions of New Yorkers. Instead, she offered more of the free-market centrism that has been disastrous for Democrats around the country.
Ron DeSantis’s Crusade Against “Wokeness” in Public Schools Isn’t Popular
Despite what major news outlets say, Florida governor Ron DeSantis’s attack on public schools is not the driving force behind his popularity. His recent success can be chalked up to a GOP-led voter registration effort and record-breaking campaign funds.