West Virginia’s Militant Minority
Without the bold initiative of a core of deeply rooted, radical teachers, there would be no strike in West Virginia right now.
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Jonathan Sas has worked in senior policy and political roles in government, think tanks, and the labor movement. He is an honorary witness to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. His writing has appeared in the Toronto Star, National Post, the Tyee, and Maisonneuve.
Social Democracy’s Last Dance
Whether in or outside a grand coalition, Germany’s Social Democratic Party lacks the political imagination and organization to revive itself.
“It Was About the Insurance Fix”
West Virginia teachers are engaged in an inspiring illegal strike. They’re also showing why we desperately need Medicare for All.
Do-It-Yourself Class Struggle
One lesson from the West Virginia teachers’ strike is clear: nobody is coming to save us. We’ll have to do it ourselves.
The Experiment
Italy’s Five Star Movement offers a hollow promise of democracy.
The Lessons Students Learn
If we want a more democratic society, we need more democratic schools.
The Strike Is On
“We’re not going back to work until there’s solid proof that our demands are going to be met,” a teacher unionist on strike in West Virginia tells Jacobin.
It Started in Wisconsin
The rise and fall of Wisconsin’s remarkable 2011 uprising holds lessons for a post-Janus world.
None Dare Call Them Scandals
Obama had a “scandal-free” presidency, liberals say. It’s true — but only because in Washington, scandalous behavior is par for the course.
Italy’s Past Glories
As Italy’s election approaches this weekend, the decline of its communist tradition still haunts the country’s left.
Time After Capitalism
A hundred years ago, the United States adopted daylight savings time in order to extract more profit from labor. How would we organize time differently if we were free from the demands of capitalism?
When Workers Fight Back
Workers resist exploitation, even in the worst circumstances. Historian Annelise Orleck spoke with 140 of them, from garment workers in Cambodia to Walmart workers in the US.
Against Generational Politics
Generational politics is a socialism of fools.
Growing Up in the “Just City”
In the 1950s and ’60s, New York City’s cooperative housing embodied the egalitarian dream of modernist architecture.
Saving West Virginia
West Virginia’s teacher strike started over pay and benefits. But it could end up transforming the state’s politics.
Escaping the Dead Ends
A new party formed ahead of this weekend’s Italian election is looking to overcome a decade of failure by the country’s left.
Bernie Sanders Has a Message
And the message is good.
Obamacare and the End of Culture
Enjoy the soothing sounds of our national id.
Is It Okay to Watch Football?
That’s an individual choice. But imposing boycotts from the outside isn’t how politics works.
How to Kill a Bill
Inside the secret war of America’s most effective assassins: Harry and Louise.