Breaking Bratton
The left hopes to push a de Blasio administration, but his police commissioner may not budge.
19378 Articles by: Benjamin Case
Benjamin Case is a researcher, educator, and organizer living in Pittsburgh.
The Backroom Deal That Could’ve Given Us Single-Payer
It’s not so much that Obama “sold us out” to a powerful constituency as that he picked the wrong powerful constituency. A quick look at the financial details reveals that health insurance nationalization was always the real “path of least resistance.”
Our Plans for 2014: Jacobin Needs Your Help
Moving forward, on a shoestring as ever before, here are some projects that we’re excited for in the coming year.
Bob Herbert on Nelson Mandela (1918–2013)
Mandela was a revolutionary committed to the wholesale transformation of his society.
The Great American Losers
Unlike most other American directors, Joel and Ethan Coen have always been interested in depicting failure. Their new film, Inside Llewyn Davis, takes such an unblinking look at humiliating defeat.
Jumaane Williams and Dov Hikind
Jumaane Williams is fast on his way to becoming the Gerald Ford of New York City’s progressive Democrats.
City Council Socialism: An Interview with Ty Moore
Ty Moore on his recent run as a socialist for Minneapolis City Council.
The Poverty of Indian Ideology
Perry Anderson’s The Indian Ideology takes on the contradictions of India’s political system.
When Professors Oppose Grad Student Unions
“You are very lucky to be here.”
Cyberlibertarians’ Digital Deletion of the Left
Technological innovation does not inherently promote the left’s goals.
At Some Other Berkeley
Frederick Wiseman’s At Berkeley mistakes the enemies of public higher education for its defenders.
Strange Frontiers
The US-Mexico border is a site of environmental and humanitarian disaster.
Obama’s Anti-Politics and the Affordable Care Act
Attacks on Obama over the rough rollout of the ACA hit the president where it hurts: his attempt to replace politics with expert management.
The End of European Social Democracy?
Video from our Monday event with the Swedish Left Party.
Keeping Postage Public
The United States Postal Service’s manufactured fiscal crisis need not lead to the end of the public postal system.
The Last Symphony
Today’s elite lacks the patience and culture for classical music.
Syria: The Revolution That Never Was
What has happened in the Arab world since December 2010?
From the Ground Up: An Interview
What’s next for Canadian workers?
11/25 Event, Last Chance for Books, Posters
The first wave of Jacobin books will be released in early March 2014, with several more to come.
Thor 2 is a Cinematic McDonald’s Cheeseburger
Thor: The Dark World is a perfect example of how market competition does not actually provide us with the highest quality product.