We Won the Battle, They Won the War
History shows that the capitalist class will do whatever it can to undermine our reforms and oust the Left from power.
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The 2019 Jacobin Mixtape
We covered the good, the bad, and the ugly all year, from Bernie Sanders’s presidential run to the violent coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia. Here are some of the highlights (and lowlights).
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Into the Void
Over the past 40 years, working-class parties have slid rightward toward neoliberalism and workers have increasingly dropped out of the political process.
Halfway Between Jefferson and Marx
A close look at the 1892Omaha Platform, the program of the Populist Party.
The Right-Populist Advance
Throughout Europe, right-wing populists captured voters from the collapsing center-left, winning legislative seats at home and in the European Parliament.
Issue 35: Letters + The Internet Speaks
Because communication is at the heart of any good relationship.
Expert Wisdom
Too often just a term of abuse, some academics have attempted coherent definitions of populism.
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The Geography of Resentment
Deindustrialized areas that were once bastions of working-class politics are now playgrounds of the revanchist right.
A Letter From Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia
Kevin Rudd was once prime minister of Australia. Now he’s writing Jacobin angry letters. Here he defends his record on climate change.
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Death Drive
Eighty years of American nuclear weapons policy.
The Armored Archipelago
The United States has 800 military installations in dozens of countries around the world. They all must be dismantled.
British Health Care Lives in America
Despite underfunding, the Veterans Health Administration is the United States’ largest health care system. And it could be the foundation of a truly socialist alternative to private care.
The Wolfowitz Doctrine
In 1992, the Cold War was over. But the Defense Department was already planning for the next one.
Terms of War
Your guide to military euphemisms.