Staging a Dead Peace
The new play “Oslo” disguises colonial domination as savvy conflict resolution.
19274 Articles by: Gezi Platform NYC
Gezi Platform NYC is an alliance of activists that engage in actions to support public protests in Turkey.
Down Might Be Worse Than Out
The Right’s strategy for undermining unions may be a shade more subtle than we think.
The Soviet Hippies
A look at counterculture behind the Iron Curtain.
Road to Ruin
The risk of war with North Korea remains real. And Trump and Abe are pushing us further in that calamitous direction.
Luxury Socialized Medicine
Forget rationing and waiting lists. Socialized medicine delivers comforts and convenience that Americans can only dream about.
The Last Tocquevillian
The French historian François Furet sought to to discredit the revolutionary tradition. Since then, history has been busy discrediting him.
Making Rent and Rent-Making
Tenants in Minneapolis are organizing for a practice with a long and varied history: rent control.
Donna Brazile States the Obvious
Brazile’s DNC revelations don’t change anything for the Left.
Free Jacobin for the People
We’re sending Jacobin sample issues all over the world, just because we love you.
Where Next for the Labour Right?
After two years of attacking Corbyn, Labour’s self-styled moderates are lost.
The Death of a Journalist
Assassinated writer Daphne Caruana Galizia was a victim of the offshore economy she defended in life.
Meet the Ricketts
For the Ricketts family, shuttering Gothamist and DNAInfo is part of a decades-long anti-union crusade.
Leon Trotsky Was My Grandfather
An interview with Leon Trotsky’s grandson, who lived with the famous revolutionary the last year of his life.
Letter From Nagpur Jail
GN Saibaba was sentenced to life in prison for his political convictions. Here we publish an exclusive letter from Nagpur Central Jail’s notorious Anda Cell.
Sayfullo Saipov’s Miserable Job
We can’t say what exactly triggered Sayfullo Saipov’s New York City attack. But we do know his trucking job was a crummy dead end.
Meet Lee Carter
An interview with the democratic socialist who just knocked off one of the Virginia GOP’s legislative leaders.
A Plan to Win
The overriding aim of democratic socialist strategy is to weaken the power of business, before breaking with capitalism entirely.
Power Play
The high-level purge in Saudi Arabia has more to do with consolidating power than fighting corruption.
McMansion, USA
A McMansion is like obscenity: you know it when you see it.
Yesterday Was a Good Day
Socialists and leftists performed well in races around the country.