The Great American Losers
Unlike most other American directors, Joel and Ethan Coen have always been interested in depicting failure. Their new film, Inside Llewyn Davis, takes such an unblinking look at humiliating defeat.
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Jumaane Williams and Dov Hikind
Jumaane Williams is fast on his way to becoming the Gerald Ford of New York City’s progressive Democrats.
City Council Socialism: An Interview with Ty Moore
Ty Moore on his recent run as a socialist for Minneapolis City Council.
The Poverty of Indian Ideology
Perry Anderson’s The Indian Ideology takes on the contradictions of India’s political system.
When Professors Oppose Grad Student Unions
“You are very lucky to be here.”
Cyberlibertarians’ Digital Deletion of the Left
Technological innovation does not inherently promote the left’s goals.
At Some Other Berkeley
Frederick Wiseman’s At Berkeley mistakes the enemies of public higher education for its defenders.
Strange Frontiers
The US-Mexico border is a site of environmental and humanitarian disaster.
Obama’s Anti-Politics and the Affordable Care Act
Attacks on Obama over the rough rollout of the ACA hit the president where it hurts: his attempt to replace politics with expert management.
The End of European Social Democracy?
Video from our Monday event with the Swedish Left Party.
Keeping Postage Public
The United States Postal Service’s manufactured fiscal crisis need not lead to the end of the public postal system.
The Last Symphony
Today’s elite lacks the patience and culture for classical music.
Syria: The Revolution That Never Was
What has happened in the Arab world since December 2010?
From the Ground Up: An Interview
What’s next for Canadian workers?
11/25 Event, Last Chance for Books, Posters
The first wave of Jacobin books will be released in early March 2014, with several more to come.
Thor 2 is a Cinematic McDonald’s Cheeseburger
Thor: The Dark World is a perfect example of how market competition does not actually provide us with the highest quality product.
Ventra Capitalists
Like so many deals before it, Chicago’s new transit privatization deal is screwing everyone but the corporation behind it.
Transgender, Dead, and Forgotten
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a time to commemorate past victims of violence — and rededicate ourselves to ending it.
Counterinsurgency’s Resurrections
No matter how many times the doctrine has proved a bloody failure, the American military keeps coming back to counterinsurgency tactics.
Social Democracy’s Incomplete Legacy
Our impulse should not be to reject social democracy’s legacy, but to build on and complete its promise.