How Liberals Created, Then Destroyed, Publicly Owned Nuclear Power
The battle over New York’s Indian Point power plant was quietly a battle for the soul of American liberalism.
19462 Articles by: Frances Abele
Frances Abele CM is Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy Emerita at Carleton University. She is a research fellow at the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation and the Broadbent Institute. Much of her work focuses on indigenous-Canada relations.
The Attack on Yemen’s Infrastructure — and the Humanitarian Disaster That Followed
Saudi planes have wreaked havoc on every part of Yemen.
Crypto Can’t Build a Better Internet
For all its utopian trappings, web3 tech like cryptocurrency only deepens the problem of elite control over the internet. We have an alternative.
Cuba’s Socialist Biotech
Despite sixty years of US blockade, Cuba continues its impressive medical research and development.
Hope You Like Swimming
While Congress stalled, the state of American infrastructure grew dire.
Capital’s Muddy Waters
For decades, capitalists have tried and mostly failed to privatize water supplies all around the world. But when they have succeeded, the result has been toxic health hazards and total disaster.
Where Ships Go to Die
You’ve probably never heard of one of the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs around.
How Inflation Made Its Comeback
After decades in hibernation, COVID has unleashed inflation once again. Before we can fight it, we need to understand it.
The GOP’s Puppet-String Populism
Republican populism may have a new sugar daddy, but they’re hawking the same old solutions.
The Great Chicago Sell-Off
When Chicago sold 36,000 parking spaces to a conglomerate for 75 years, they did more than just rip off their residents.
The Hyperloop Can’t Save Us
Despite wild proposals from Uber and Elon Musk to build “the transportation of the future,” we’re not going anywhere with billionaires steering the ship.
Twitter Owns Elon Musk
Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. But he’s spent years producing value for the company as a humble content creator.
“They Control Everything!”
From the water supply to chemtrails, the best conspiracy theories are about how they surround us all.
Build Back Never
It’s not what you spend, it’s how you use it.
So You Want to Donate to Jacobin?
Here’s a guide to make sure you’re ready.
Infrastructure Jargon Explained
Defining the terms you keep pretending to understand.
Workers in the Sky
A chat with Association of Flight Attendants president Sara Nelson.
When the Mob Tried to Whack Dennis Kucinich
In 1977, 31-year-old Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich took a stand against the sale of his city’s publicly owned electric utility. And he almost paid for it with his life.