Guyana’s Blessing and Curse

The tiny nation has discovered the world’s largest per capita oil reserves. What does the bonanza mean for its future?

Syria’s Revolution

Bashar al-Assad has left the building. It took fourteen years of bloody conflict.

Aliens Are Probably Communists

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The Politics of Life and Death

Rising life expectancy has long been seen as proof of capitalism’s success. But it was socialists who insisted on investment in health and well-being.

A City Built for Sunshine

In a moment of climate fatalism, ecomodernists are imagining a green urbanism that doesn’t come at the cost of abundance or beauty.

Bernie Sanders and AOC’s Rallies Can Become a Mass Movement

The “Fighting Oligarchy Tour” rallies headlined by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can become something much bigger — if Bernie and AOC direct their rally attendees into sustained organizing efforts against Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Can We Engineer a Livable Future?

Some scientists think we should slow climate change through carbon capture and solar geoengineering. Is that a gamble worth taking?

What Comes After Globalization?

The world as we know it is a product of globalization — and this era of globalization might be coming to a close.

The Age of Regression

Born in the seventeenth century, our faith in progress is now at death’s door. Sociologist Göran Therborn traces the idea’s history — and argues that it must be revived.

Clocking Out of the Second Shift

The official statistics show that gender gaps in the division of household labor have closed significantly over time. Why are so many women still so frustrated?

A Strange Sort of Populism

Donald Trump’s billionaire appointees make his second administration the richest in US history.

On Diablo IV, Dark Power, and Chill, Normal Dudes

On Lex, Rex, and the X-Men

On Brands, Plan B, and Rome Burning

How Much is $TRUMP Worth?

The president’s cryptocurrency isn’t doing so hot.

Crushing Dissent Through Immigration Law

Throughout US history, reactionary forces have used immigration law to silence political speech — just as the Trump administration is trying to do against Mahmoud Khalil and several others.

The Democratic Party Is in Full Collapse Under Chuck Schumer

Without a massive change in leadership, strategy, political pitch, or all of the above, the Democratic Party under Sen. Chuck Schumer is basically dead in the water.

What the “Abundance Agenda” Leaves Out

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book Abundance has plenty of merits, writes Matt Bruenig, but its emphasis on growth and innovation must be married to other egalitarian concerns.

This German Civil Servant Was Fired for Criticizing Israel

German right-wing tabloid Bild ran a smear campaign against civil servant Melanie Schweizer because of her solidarity with Palestine — and then she was fired. She told Jacobin what her case says about the reality of free speech in Germany.

Argentina’s Football Roots Are at Risk of Privatization

Argentina’s biggest football stars, from Maradona to Messi, got their start in the country’s ubiquitous neighborhood sports clubs. These community centers urgently need government support, not the ruthless privatization on offer from far-right president Javier Milei.