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Issue 40: Letters + Internet Speaks
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The 2020 Presidential Election and Working-Class Voters
Our findings suggest that the 2020 presidential election represented a continued shift in the base of the Democratic Party from one rooted in working-class voters to a coalition that’s highly concentrated in high-income suburbs.
Trump’s Surprising Working-Class Success
In November, the Right continued to lose wealthy suburbs but made inroads in working-class counties.
When Biden Met Hillarycare
Records from the Clinton presidential archive give a revealing — and unflattering — look at the triangulating politics of Senator Joe Biden.
Down and Out in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas
A slice of life from a country in crisis.
America’s Railroad to Nowhere
We know the US rail network is no match for trains in France or Japan. But Barack Obama’s plan for high-speed rail couldn’t even match that of Morocco or Uzbekistan.
Mapping the Decline
How the neoliberal project’s very own fifty-state strategy left poverty and low wages in its wake.
America the Laggard
By virtually any measure, people in the United States are worse off than those in other rich countries. There’s no disputing the impact of our weak entitlements and paltry labor protections.
The Great Divergence
It used to be better to be a low-wage worker in the United States than in France. That hasn’t been the case for a long while.
Letters + Internet Speaks
Send us your deepest thoughts — we’ll try to publish them.
The Enemy Within
Leaked messages from Labour Party staff littered with casual racism and sexism show that they worked against Jeremy Corbyn and wanted to keep the Tories in power.
The Social Democracy Index
We looked at the best polling from the 2020 primary season. Turns out, you can spot a Bernie Sanders supporter not just by their age, but by their support for social-democratic policies.
Jacobin’s Racial Justice Reading List
The point of a reading list should be to understand the world in order to change it. Here are ten essential books that can help inform the struggle for racial justice today.
Interpreter of Maladies
Here’s a guide to the words you should probably know, even if you don’t want to think about them.
Letters + Celebrities Speak
Life is better if you own a yacht.
It Takes a Herd
Simply put, vaccination saves lives.
Virulence and Contagiousness
Deadly pathogens may kill their host before the host has a chance to pass on the pathogen. That’s why there tends to be a trade-off between virulence and contagiousness.
An Urgent Appeal for Your Support
We’ve avoided making an appeal up to this point, but if you’re able, we’d appreciate your support.