The Medicalization of Dissent
Bowe Bergdahl’s case shows how military veterans’ antiwar actions are depoliticized by chalking them up to mental illness.
19118 Articles by: Christina Groeger
Cristina Groeger is a history professor at Lake Forest College and a member of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America.
Grace Lee Boggs (1915–2015)
Grace Lee Boggs dedicated her life to the belief that ordinary people could change the world.
What Doomed El Faro?
Hurricane Joaquin was only the direct cause. The drive for profit sunk El Faro.
The Torture and Imprisonment of Amer Jubran
The Kingdom of Jordan plays an often overlooked role in silencing the movement for justice in Palestine.
The Harvard School of Union-Busting
Harvard is enlisting faculty in its drive to prevent graduate workers from unionizing.
Behind the Crackdown
The Turkish left is under severe attack from Erdoğan and the state. How did it come to this?
A Progressive or a Radical?
Last night, Bernie Sanders showed the promise — and limits — of his economic populism.
Tuesday Night Football
Some post-debate thoughts from Jacobin contributors.
The Campaign Against Rasmea Odeh
With the US government pressing for prison and deportation, Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh needs our solidarity now more than ever.
Finishing What Thatcher Started
The UK Trade Union Bill is a brazen attempt to crush worker power and restrict democratic rights.
A History of Resistance
Chicago’s Dyett 12 hunger strikers are part of a long history of struggle in the city for public education.
Continuing the Struggle
Saturday’s bombing in Ankara shows the urgency of the fight for democracy and justice in Turkey.
The Real Christopher Columbus
There was no heroic adventure, only bloodshed. Columbus Day should not be a celebration.
What Happened to the Labor Party?
In 1996, thousands of trade unionists and activists decided to build an independent party. Why did the effort fail?
Small Miracles
Small and medium-sized European countries like the Netherlands play an outsized role protecting international capital and empire.
The Path Not Taken
Alexis Tsipras claimed there was no realistic alternative to austerity for Greece. He was wrong.
A Maple Fall in Quebec?
With protests in Quebec picking up, the 2012 student strikes might have been just the beginning of the anti-austerity struggle.
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Taking on TFA
Disillusioned Teach for America alumni are striking back at the organization’s neoliberal narratives.
Hope for the Portuguese Left
Despite the Right’s victory, the Portuguese left had its best showing in years in Sunday’s elections. Where do anti-austerity forces go from here?