Macron’s Anniversary
It’s been a year since Emmanuel Macron was elected. His “start-up presidency” is a liberal dystopia.
232 Articles by: David Broder
David Broder is Jacobin’s Europe editor and a historian of French and Italian communism.
The Memory of the Defeated
Today marks the anniversary of Benito Mussolini’s execution. But the legacy of his regime continues to linger in Italian politics.
Notes on Italy’s Election
After yesterday’s Italian election, the old is dying and something superficially different but not altogether new has been born.
The Strike Against Fear
On this day in 1943, a strike in Italy’s FIAT company marked the beginning of the end for Mussolini.
Italy Is the Future
Today’s Italian election has much to tell us about Europe’s future.
The Experiment
Italy’s Five Star Movement offers a hollow promise of democracy.
Italy’s Past Glories
As Italy’s election approaches this weekend, the decline of its communist tradition still haunts the country’s left.
The Gross Coalition
As Italians get ready to go to the polls this weekend, the center-left is preparing to do a deal with Silvio Berlusconi.
Italy’s Missing Euro Debate
The euro was at the center of Italian political debate for years. But, as election day approaches, the issue has vanished from the stage.
Italy’s Terrible Alternatives
Northern League, Five Star Movement… Berlusconi? Why the Right is set to dominate the Italian election.
Two Catalonias
The December 21 Catalan election saw a narrow pro-independence majority and a region more divided than ever.
This Isn’t Work, It’s Exploitation
Italian workers occupy an ever-lower place in the European division of labor.
The Man Who Brought Pizza
Mikhail Gorbachev’s journey from Communist reformer to Pizza Hut salesman.
An Open Letter to Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron is wrong. Anti-Zionism is not “the reinvented form of antisemitism.“
An Uninspired Victory
Abstention, not the divided left, was the main beneficiary of French voters’ pessimism.
Resisting the Macron Surge
Today’s French parliamentary election marks a new phase in plans for a grand coalition of anti-labor forces.
Independence on Hold
The general election marked a setback for the Scottish National Party. Is the independence dream dead?
Lessons From the French Election
Macron managed to defeat the far right this time. But to get rid of the National Front for good, the Left will need to make a comeback.
A Partisan Mayor
A look back at the “French Tito,” partisan militant Georges Guingouin.
A New Beginning
Despite its defeat today, the Mélenchon campaign created big opportunities for recomposition on the French left.