The Right’s Working-Class Philosopher
Eric Hoffer was a conservative who only had the time to write because he was represented by a powerful leftist union.
19650 Articles by: Enver Motala
Enver Motala is an associate of the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation (CERT) at the University of Johannesburg and of the Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training at the Nelson Mandela University.
The Right to Be Playful
This Labor Day, let’s celebrate our human right to be joyous and playful.
Students at the Barricades
Around the country, graduate students aren’t just unionizing — they are reforming the conservative, top-down unions they’ve joined.
Heroes of Socialist Labor
Planning to spend next semester learning bourgeois nonsense like calculus and art history? Intern at Jacobin instead.
China’s New Labor Insurgency
Worker militancy has shown cracks in both China’s economic plan and the Communist Party’s official trade unions.
Reading Hamilton from the Left
The Left has always favored Thomas Jefferson over Alexander Hamilton. But not only was Hamilton more progressive for his time, he has lessons for our response to climate change.
The Master’s Pools
We shouldn’t have to dump buckets of ice water over our heads to end ALS.
The NBA’s New Emperor
There’s a new commissioner, but professional basketball is just as exploitative as ever.
Reds at the Blackboard
An interview with Clarence Taylor on communism, civil rights, and the New York City Teachers Union.
The Latest Defeat
The ILWU leadership has accepted a deal that will further cripple their union.
Hegel Meets Reagan
Rick Perlstein is a master chronicler of American political absurdity. But explaining Reagan and the Right requires more than a catalog of the absurd.
The Good King’s Return
Market Basket workers are striking for a “benevolent” boss, but their protest is a reminder of the power of militant workplace action.
Love Me, Ferguson, I’m a Liberal
How liberals brought an anticommunist slur from America’s past back to life.
The Fire This Time
If poverty and racism persist, it won’t be long before there’s another Michael Brown, Eric Garner, or Trayvon Martin.
Who is an “Outside Agitator”?
The media bashing of “outside agitators” in Ferguson plays into the hands of the Right.
The New Japanese Nationalism
The nationalist pride and neoliberal economics peddled by Shinzō Abe promise only cheap escape from Japan’s problems.
A Blood Sacrifice for the NYPD
American police can get away with killing someone, but heaven help the civilian who even unintentionally harms a cop.
Jacobin Radio Chicago, Ep. 2
Will Karen Lewis run against Rahm Emanuel?
When Will They Shoot?
Lots of people are at risk on the job. But when it comes to cops, they’re mostly a danger to others.
Archiving Histories
An interview with poet and critic Ammiel Alcalay.