The Cryptocurrency Industry Is Cozying Up to Lawmakers in Washington
The blockchain industry is coming under increasing scrutiny — but that isn’t stopping crypto interests from enlisting allies in Washington’s halls of power.
19673 Articles by: James Bloodworth
James Bloodworth is a writer and journalist from London.
The Supreme Court Is More Unpopular Than It’s Been in Decades
Centrist liberals want to bolster the Supreme Court’s political legitimacy. Conservatives want to use it to advance minority rule. But as a new appointment looms, there’s a better alternative: loosening the court’s undemocratic stranglehold on US government.
Jeff Bezos Wants All of Us to Satisfy His Every Whim
A billionaire literally dismantling public infrastructure to serve his most superficial whim — Jeff Bezos’s recent attempt to get the city of Rotterdam to dismantle its historic bridge to fit his gigantic yacht feels like a metaphor for our current stage of capitalism.
The Left in Purgatory
Socialists in the United States are stuck. How do we become masters of our own fate?
We Can Decommodify Housing Through Eminent Domain
Eminent domain has long been used to displace working-class people of color in Los Angeles, as in many cities. In a twist, a group of LA tenants is campaigning to use eminent domain to save themselves from eviction.
Japanese Militarism Has Put the People of Okinawa on the Firing Line
Okinawans have long campaigned against the massive US military bases that dominate their island. But the Japanese state is pressing ahead with a new base against their will, placing the island on the front line in a region made more dangerous by US saber-rattling against China.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Marriage Are Wrong
Our society is deeply invested in a rosy version of romance while offering little support for families to survive the challenges of marriage and child-rearing. We can’t survive those challenges without honest narratives about the maddening realities of love.
Are These the Last Days of Die Linke?
Die Linke was founded on the promise of unifying Germany’s left and rejuvenating what was once the world’s leading socialist movement. Fifteen years later, it’s struggling to survive.
The Tenured Radical on the Telly
The 1980s BBC series The History Man was a venomous takedown of academic pseudo-radicals. How does it stand up today?
Jacobin in Purgatory
Stuck in the middle with you.
From Post-Politics to Hyper-Politics
If everything is political, then nothing is political.
The Liminal Left’s Bid for Power
Like our leading figures, our new left is young and highly educated. Is that tanking our chances at building a mass working-class coalition?
The End of the AOC Honeymoon
In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was heralded as the millennial successor to Bernie Sanders. Today, some on the Left are starting to have doubts.
A Historian of Economic Crisis on the Fire This Time
Economic crises have reshaped the modern world. Economic historian Adam Tooze tells Jacobin how the coronavirus pandemic will upend global politics and commerce for decades to come.
The Political Isn’t Personal
In a world where the political is personal, we signal our political goodness — and hunt for political badness.
The Coming Democratic Minority
Without a radical change in its relationship to working-class voters, the Democratic Party is hurtling toward doom.
And Now, a Message From Our Sponsors — the Organized Working Class
The “union label” ads of the 1970s are a reminder of how labor tried and eventually failed to win a battle for the airwaves.
The Coen Brothers and Their Big Socialist Losers
Spinning comedy out of misery, Joel and Ethan Coen have spent decades telling the story of American failure. No wonder they’re so drawn to American socialists.
The Socialist (Almost) Mayor of Buffalo
India Walton was set to become mayor of New York’s second-largest city. Then Buffalo’s establishment had their say.
Working-Class Politics Without the Working Class
Born at the height of the Clinton era, the Working Families Party thought it had found a way to build a labor party in America. Today, it’s advancing progressive politics with a far narrower base than it expected.