The Unbearable Banality of Emily in Paris
It’s not just the berets and baguettes that make Emily in Paris insufferable. The candy-coated promise of American success is laid on thick in Darren Star’s worst show yet for Netflix.
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How McKinsey, the World’s Most Elite Consulting Firm, Helped Turbocharge America’s Opioid Epidemic
McKinsey & Company’s lethal role in the opioid epidemic may be shocking, but it should come as no surprise. The company is a citadel of America’s amoral capitalist elite, whose only loyalty has always been to profit.
In New York, Calls to Tax the Superrich Are Gaining Ground
The richest 5 percent have gotten unfathomably richer this year. With post–COVID-19 austerity on the horizon, a campaign to tax the rich in New York State is gaining momentum.
Jeremy Corbyn: Why I’m Launching a Project for Peace and Justice
Today, Jeremy Corbyn is launching a global Project for Peace and Justice to take forward the causes he championed as Labour leader. He told Jacobin about his hopes for the initiative — and why he refuses to be cowed by the attacks he has endured.
Now Trump and Big Oil Are Trying to Gut an Anti-Corruption Rule
Trump regulators are trying to pull off a last-minute scheme to undermine a rule designed to prevent fossil fuel companies from bribing government officials. It’s a fitting final act for a corrupt administration that’s set back the fight against climate change by decades.
No, Andrew Yang Should Not Be New York City’s Mayor
Andrew Yang might be gearing up to run for New York City’s mayor. But he’s more likely to be the pro-developer, pro-cop second coming of Mike Bloomberg than a real alternative.
The British Establishment’s Forever War Against Jeremy Corbyn
A year after his election defeat, Jeremy Corbyn’s opponents are still pursuing a remorseless vendetta against the former Labour leader. This unprecedented effort to trash his reputation is a backhanded tribute to the challenge that Corbynism posed to the status quo.
Corbynism Lost Because We Didn’t Transform the Labour Party
Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership was a historic challenge to neoliberalism and inspired millions of people. But bursts of enthusiasm at election time weren’t enough to empower working people — and a year since Labour’s defeat, its centrist management is working to ensure that the Left never threatens its rule again.
Ronald Reagan Paved the Way for Donald Trump
A new Showtime docuseries reminds us of just how awful Ronald Reagan was and how his brand of demagogic racism became a model for Trump.
Tariq Ali on John Lennon and Mick Jagger
Tariq Ali, the legendary leftist writer, editor, and filmmaker, recalls his time with John Lennon and Mick Jagger at the height of the 1960s upheavals.
Jeremy Corbyn’s Movement Was a Signpost for the Future, Not a Relic of the Past
Twelve months after the electoral defeat of Corbynism, we shouldn’t allow its opponents to rewrite history. It was the Brexit crisis with all its side effects that dealt a crippling blow to Corbyn’s project, not a left-wing policy agenda that spoke to the issues of the future.
Andrew Cuomo: Remote Work for Me but Not for Thee
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has shut down in-person press conferences — but workers are stuck in offices as the state refuses to take action against employers and compel remote work.
Why the Contemporary Right Loves Nietzsche (and Heidegger and Schmitt)
Today’s right-wing thinkers look to Nietzsche and other German reactionaries to ground their elitist politics — and to do battle with leftists’ project of universal emancipation.
Chile’s Establishment Is Still Blocking a Real Break With the Past
This October’s historic referendum in Chile saw a massive 78 percent vote to abandon the Pinochet-era constitution. Today, social movements are pushing for a new document that offers broad welfare and environmental guarantees — but first, they must confront an oligarchy hell-bent on thwarting any fundamental change.
Socialist Architect Josef Frank’s Modernism Was All About Freedom
The Austrian socialist architect Josef Frank resisted modernists who wanted to make homes look like workplaces — an idea with new resonance in an age when so many of us are working from home and feel like we can’t escape from our work.
To Force Climate Action, We Need More Than Just Protests
Two years ago, the Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion both captured media attention through bold direct action. Since then, Sunrise has combined protest with political work challenging fossil-fuel interests. XR and other groups tepid about electoral politics should do the same.
Ten Things Biden’s National Labor Relations Board Should Do to Jump-Start Industrial Democracy
Reversing the damage wrought by Donald Trump’s NLRB is not enough. To boost workers’ bargaining power, Joe Biden’s labor board will have to overturn decades of precedents that hamstring organizing and trample on workers’ rights.
Kim Stanley Robinson Imagines a Future Where We Don’t All Die
In The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson dares to imagine humanity actually winning the fight against climate change. It’s a magisterial and complex novel that reminds us politics can still change the future for the better.
Any Politician With “McKinsey” on Their Résumé Is Unfit for Public Office
Revelations about McKinsey’s grotesque actions to further the opioid epidemic should remind us how closely entwined the company is with the Democratic Party. We should work toward a day when McKinsey’s presence on your résumé is as disqualifying as a gun manufacturer or a tobacco company.
The Siren Song of “Pro-Worker” Conservatism
Some “anti-elitists” on the Right say they want the GOP to be the party of the working class. But what they’re really offering is a PR campaign that won’t fundamentally change the lives of workers.