As the Ink Fades
Once upon a time, typesetters’ unions were strong and militant. But they failed to keep up as technology transformed the industry.
19576 Articles by: Frantz Durupt
Frantz Durupt is a journalist at French daily Libération.
The Ecological Is Political
In the coming crisis, inequality will kill as many people as storms do.
Capitalism and Poverty
Who was poor in 2016 — and why our system keeps failing them.
Class Clowns
Juggalos are marching on Washington tomorrow — and the Left should support them.
From Trotsky to Buckley
James Burnham mutated from firebrand revolutionary to National Review co-editor, and today he is getting a second life all over the conservative press.
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Bernie Sanders has introduced his long-anticipated Medicare-for-All bill. Where do things now stand in the long fight for health care justice?
Kate Millett (1934–2017)
Second-wave feminist Kate Millett wrote with a sweeping ambition that matched the political ferment of the times. We need the same today.
Justice Deferred
DACA only exists because young activists fought fearlessly for it. Its end would be a blow to the movement for immigration justice.
Jacobin Sells Out
Years ago, we warned you — it was only a matter of time before we capitulated to liberalism. Now we’re selling tote bags.
The Spill on the Río Sonora
The story of Mexico’s miners and their struggle for dignity and justice.
It Keeps Happening
We already knew that Hillary Clinton was a hypocrite, but she’s taking it to a whole new level this week.
Striking Against Macron
French unions will strike today against Macron’s anti-labor reforms. It is likely to be the beginning of a long battle.
End the Sanctions
Trump’s draconian sanctions against Venezuela will hit the country’s workers and poor the hardest.
The Critic and the Clown
The marketplace of ideas, like all markets, is a highly structured one, privileging some ideas over others.
C. Wright Mills’s Cuban Summer
In 1960, C. Wright Mills traveled to Cuba to give voice to the country’s revolutionaries. The result was one of the era’s most influential polemics.
We Don’t Have to Be Polite
A leader of Norway’s Socialist Left Party on tomorrow’s elections and how small, insurgent parties can change society.
The Role of the Norwegian Left
Norway’s parliamentary elections on Monday will point the way forward for the country’s left.
How Wallace Shawn Found His Voice
An interview with the actor, playwright, and socialist Wallace Shawn.
The Profit Hoarders
American corporations are rolling in enormous profits. But they still aren’t investing.
Where Is Santiago Maldonado?
As Argentina’s right consolidates power, an activist’s disappearance at the hands of the police has unearthed memories of the dictatorship.