Isn’t America Already Kind of Socialist?

No, socialism isn’t just more government — it’s about democratic ownership and control.

Flint’s Bottom Line

The Flint water crisis shows the human toll of running government like a business.

Become a Jacobin Designer

Clinton’s Melting Firewall?

Hillary Clinton’s sizable lead over Bernie Sanders among black voters appears to be narrowing.

The Coming Refugee Crisis

Climate change will displace millions within decades. But where will they go and how will governments receive them?

Austerity Unbroken

Syriza was elected a year ago today, only to retreat in the face of European pressure. Is there a way forward for the Greek left?

Meet the New Harry and Louise

Vox’s attack on Bernie Sanders is sold as a policy critique. It’s actually a dishonest exercise in managing the Democratic Party base.

Bernie in the Age of Clinton

Seven tidbits from Bernie Sanders’s memoir, Outsider in the White House.

Snow Days Under Socialism

What would winter look like in a world where human needs trumped private profits?

Bile, Bullshit, and Bernie

Sixteen notes on the presidential campaign.

Bangladesh’s Disaster Capitalism

Climate change is driving Bangladeshi women out of the countryside and into exploitative garment factories.

The People’s Scientist

Richard Levins was a profound thinker who devoted his life to an emancipatory vision of science.

The Wrong Kind of UBI

Without the right design, a universal basic income would do little to advance radical change.

Affirmative Action’s Labor Roots

Affirmative action was a hard-won victory by left-labor activists. It must be defended.

The Man Who Fell to Earth

David Bowie showed that even if artists can dream, they can never fully remove themselves from the world.

Feeling Their Power

In the wake of last month’s general strike, rank-and-file workers in Quebec are pushing for a stronger agreement with the government.

The Tiny House Fantasy

The tiny house movement embraces individualistic visions of property while ignoring the real causes of housing insecurity.

The Retreat of the Intellectuals

Ellen Meiksins Wood saw a great danger in the reluctance of today’s intellectuals to criticize capitalism.

The Evolution of Dr. King

By the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr was an avowed socialist.

Restoring King

There is no figure in recent American history whose memory is more distorted than Martin Luther King Jr.