A Constitutional Revolution
The Constitution has strangled American democracy for long enough. We need a constituent assembly.
19121 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 Rich Already Have a UBI
10 percent of all national income is paid out to the 1 percent as capital income. Why not give it to all as a universal basic income?
The Ghost of Japanese Internment
Trump’s calls for a Muslim registry have reignited memories of the World War II–era incarceration of Japanese Americans.
What Is Aleppo?
The response to Gary Johnson’s gaffe captured all the hubris and faux expertise of 2016.
Double Your Dissent
Donate so Jacobin can make 2017 suck a little bit less.
The Elite Roots of Richard Spencer’s Racism
Alt-right racist Richard Spencer personifies a common, if overlooked, phenomenon: the well-educated and well-off bigot.
Canada’s Hemisphere
Canadian foreign policy sees Latin America as a playground for its most voracious corporations.
Remember the Massacre at Wounded Knee
On this day in 1890, the US Army murdered as many as 300 Native American men, women, and children.
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016)
What we liked about Carrie Fisher was that she seemed inclined to tell the truth, and almost nobody does that, certainly not Hollywood stars.
Taking Militancy to College
Like their counterparts in K-12, academic workers in public higher ed have organized to challenge austerity.
The Special Ed Students Deserve
Free-market education reform has hit special-needs students especially hard.
Defend George Cicciariello-Maher
The Left must combat employers’ enormous authority over workers’ political speech.
Beyond Bread and Butter
The University of Manitoba strike showed that worker power isn’t all about money — it’s also about collective self-governance.
With Friends Like Bannon
Trump’s administration will embolden the Right to harass, suppress, and silence any criticism of Israel.
The Hammer and Cross
Examining the fraught relationship between Christianity and Marxism.
Why Christmas Matters
Christmas at its best celebrates the entrance in the world of one who would bring good news to the poor and freedom for the prisoner.
The Meaning of Christmas
Christmas is nothing less than a call to revolution.
When the State Is Scrooge
A conversation with I, Daniel Blake screenwriter Paul Laverty about the indignities of the welfare system in an age of austerity.
Organizing Labor’s Left Pole
2016 has seen both the soaring heights of labor’s class-struggle left pole and the abject lows of its business-unionism right.
Conservatives Against Incarceration?
Fiscal conservatives were never going to bring down the carceral state. A broader fight against social inequality is needed.