When the South Held the Keys
The slaveholding class defeated in the Civil War were no ragtag band of sectionalists — they were the masters of the US state.
4 Article(s) by: Connor Kilpatrick
Connor Kilpatrick is the story editor at Jacobin.
Why Did White Workers Leave the Democratic Party?
A historian debunks liberal myths about racism, the New Deal, and why the Democrats moved right.
The Socialism of Bernie Sanders
Jacobin contributors on Bernie Sanders' democratic socialism speech and what his candidacy means for the Left.
It’s Not Just the Drug War
Progressive narratives about what's driving mass incarceration don't quite add up.