Greening Malthus
The emphasis on family planning as an environmental fix distracts us from more fundamental reforms.
21057 Article(s) by: Elizabeth Mahony
On Charlie Hebdo
The murder of Charlie Hebdo journalists is appalling. But we should fear the coming Islamophobic backlash.
The Paranoid Style in Brazilian Politics
The slow decline of the Brazilian Workers’ Party has emboldened the country’s growing right wing.
Ireland’s Resurgent Left
The Irish anti-austerity movement is changing what’s politically possible on the island.
The False Friends of Kobanê
The significance of the struggle in Kobanê cannot be overstated. But real international solidarity won’t come in the form of military intervention.
“There Was No Question of Anybody Walking Out”
An interview with one of the founders of England’s Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, the subject of the new movie Pride.
Bringing Labor Back
Labor-management partnerships will not revive the union movement.
Punk Rock and Shitty Jobs
Sarah Jaffe explores how the new tools, tactics, and styles of young radicals are changing the Left.
When Rioting is Rational
“Riots” aren’t random occurrences. They’re a reaction to structural oppression.
Beyond Impossible Reform and Improbable Revolution
David Harvey and Leo Panitch on the contradictions of capitalism and how to build movements that go beyond localism.
The 2014 Jacobin Mixtape
The last year in Jacobin, lovingly compiled.
When History Knocks
Naomi Klein rightly blames capitalism for climate change. But she doesn’t go far enough.
Keep Marching On
The recent killing of two New York City police officers can’t be allowed to silence the movement against police brutality.
Smash the Lynch Mob
The labor movement should rally against police violence, whether police unions like it or not.
What’s Behind the Unrest in Jerusalem?
Don’t blame recent bloodshed in Jerusalem on religion. The incitement is Israeli policy.
Socialist in Name Only
The Socialist International has long embraced capitalism in some of its worst forms.
Who’s Afraid of Islam?
How do figures like Bill Maher and Richard Dawkins contribute to Islamophobia in American culture?
DJ CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency tortured captives by playing everything from Marilyn Manson to songs from Sesame Street.
The Christmas Truce
One hundred years ago today, soldiers dropped their weapons and resisted war.
A Very Kautsky Christmas
The oppressed of the Middle Ages drew on Christian teachings to develop a moral critique of their era’s inequality and unfairness.