Kool-Aid and Cyanide
At the height of his presidency, Bill Clinton had the chance to roll back the drug war. Instead he made things worse.
19115 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.
Islamophobia at the Beach
The persistent targeting of Muslims in France requires a left response.
Labour’s Witch Hunt
Labour Party elites aren’t really worried about Trotskyists infiltrating the party — they’re afraid of grassroots democracy.
Welcome to the Black Box
Algorithms have increasing power over our lives — and they’re not as objective as we might think.
Everyday Finance Politics
Taking on Wall Street is central to fighting racial and gender inequality.
Aiding and Abetting Apartheid
Obama’s new military aid pledge to Israel will help further the country’s crimes.
More Blair Than Bevan
Corbyn challenger Owen Smith claims the heritage of one of Britain’s great radicals — but his record doesn’t measure up.
Why the US Backs Israel
A new US military package will shower billions of dollars on Israel. But not because it supports democracy.
When Humanitarianism Became Imperialism
How the failed politics of “humanitarian intervention” were born in 1980s Afghanistan.
Silencing Kurdish Voices
An on-the-ground report from post-coup Turkey, where the Kurdish press is facing stepped-up repression.
Bill Clinton’s Stone Mountain Moment
In 1992, Bill Clinton spoke from the mecca of American white supremacy to launch his “tough on crime” agenda.
Money for Nothing
How the world’s richest companies get local governments to hand over millions of dollars in exchange for crappy jobs and empty promises.
Jacobin Is Six Years Old!
If you think this was not an entirely terrible idea, read this note.
Why Obamacare Didn’t Work
Obamacare has failed, and so will other market-based plans. We need a socialized system.
Droning On
Neither Zuckerberg nor the Pope, but international digital socialism.
Behind the Lockout
The Long Island University lockout is over. A rank-and-file librarian explains how faculty won and why it matters for public education around the country.
The Trial(s) of Harry Bridges
In the 1930s and ’40s, conservative forces waged a relentless campaign to deport militant labor leader Harry Bridges.
Between Rojava and Washington
The Kurdish struggle has been undermined by world-power clashes over the future of Syria.
A Better Gun Control
The only kind of gun control we have in the United States is the kind that locks up black people. We need an alternative.
Defending Labor’s School
The University of Massachusetts Labor Center has served generations of union activists. Now the administration wants to squeeze it out.