On Mamdani, Muhammad, and the Next 9/11

Issue 59: Misery Index

Crunching the numbers on the class war.

Biafra’s Back

More than 50 years after the end of the civil war, there’s a new generation of Biafran separatists in Nigeria.

Cowboys and Italians

In the 1960s, Italian filmmakers took the cowboy out of America. They gave the western a wild, blood-soaked makeover that revived the genre for global audiences and imbued it with new political relevance.

Should We Invade Israel?

For decades, advocates of humanitarian intervention argued that the international community should take military action against states engaged in extreme human rights abuses. Israel is one such state.

Jacobin Turns 15 Today

Here’s why we still publish.

How Israel’s War Economy Defied Economic Predictions

Many observers thought that years of prolonged war would cripple Israel’s economy. But the opposite has happened. By giving billions of shekels in compensation to reservists, Israel has managed to keep its citizens spending while Gaza burns.

In Venezuela, Trump Is Engaged in Plain and Simple Murder

Donald Trump’s assassinations of alleged drug traffickers in Venezuela with zero due process represent some of the greatest dangers of his second term. They can’t be understood apart from the bipartisan history of national security state overreach.

Zillow and Redfin May Be Steering Homebuyers Into Bad Deals

Experts warn that the one-click homebuying sites Zillow and Redfin are steering consumers to the platforms’ own mortgage lenders, squeezing out competition and discouraging buyers from finding cheaper options.

Trump and Rubio’s Petty War on Cuban Athletes

Last year, Cuba’s basketball team did the unthinkable and beat the US at the FIBA AmeriCup. Now Trump and Rubio have taken their revenge, blocking every Cuban team — from table tennis to girls’ softball — from competing in the US and Puerto Rico.

The Economics of Donald Trump’s Mass Deportations

Donald Trump’s mass deportations will do little to improve the lives of American workers. But he is fueling a deportation-industrial complex that funnels billions of dollars into the hands of private companies.

Welcome to Canada. Here’s Your Tuition Invoice.

Canada turned its campuses into immigration gateways, cashing in on students from abroad. The backlash is reshaping the country’s politics.

The Other Conflict in Kashmir

The contested region has become a flash point in India’s struggle to break its dependence on Chinese lithium.

The Invisible Kuwaitis

Kuwait systematically denies citizenship to a population that has lived there since before the state existed.

America Runs on Undocumented Labor

Politicians might complain about illegal immigrants, but American businesses love to exploit these vulnerable workers.

No Friends Here

Democrats are just as deportation-happy as the GOP.

Can 15,000 NSK Citizens Be Wrong?

In the 1980s, the Yugoslav industrial band Laibach raided history’s darkest symbols. In the 1990s, they declared independence from history itself.

Need Germany Exist?

During World War II, one American journalist made a not-so-modest proposal.

From Scapegoats to Citizens

The Left has both a moral and strategic imperative to offer an alternative to anti-immigrant politics.

Mohsen Mahdawi Is Undeterred

In April, Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by ICE for over two weeks, despite not being charged with a crime. He spoke to Jacobin about his early life, his incarceration, and why he’s actually optimistic about the prospects for peace.