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?

Austerity Unbroken

Syriza was elected a year ago today, only to retreat in the face of European pressure. Is there a way forward for the Greek left?

Meet the New Harry and Louise

Vox’s attack on Bernie Sanders is sold as a policy critique. It’s actually a dishonest exercise in managing the Democratic Party base.

Bernie in the Age of Clinton

Seven tidbits from Bernie Sanders’s memoir, Outsider in the White House.

Snow Days Under Socialism

What would winter look like in a world where human needs trumped private profits?

Bile, Bullshit, and Bernie

Sixteen notes on the presidential campaign.

Bangladesh’s Disaster Capitalism

Climate change is driving Bangladeshi women out of the countryside and into exploitative garment factories.

The People’s Scientist

Richard Levins was a profound thinker who devoted his life to an emancipatory vision of science.