From Realignment to Reinforcement
Leftists looking to take over the Democratic Party will confront even more roadblocks than in the past.
19172 Articles by: Jonathan Sas
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.
It Didn’t End With the Cold War
You don’t have to travel back to the Cold War to find evidence of US meddling in elections abroad.
Chicago’s Brutal Example
A new Department of Justice report shows that Chicago police have proven immune to reform.
Strangers and Enemies
Strangers in Their Own Land elicits sympathy for white workers but fails to identify the class forces responsible for their plight.
Sri Lanka’s Post-Labor Politics
Organized labor has struggled to push demands and set the agenda during Sri Lanka’s democratic transition.
Striking a Match
Mexico’s gasolinazo protests are responding to the bankruptcy of the country’s ruling political class.
American Carnage
Trump’s inauguration speech exemplified everything seductive and dangerous about the far right’s rhetoric.
How to Build a Mass Movement
To build a mass movement against Trump, we have to engage newcomers productively.
The Anti-Inauguration
Watch Jacobin‘s “The Anti-Inauguration,” featuring Naomi Klein, Jeremy Scahill, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and more.
Foiling Faux-Populism
Rejecting the TPP doesn’t make Trump a genuine populist. But the Left must advance its own economic agenda to beat him.
Beyond the Usual Suspects
Saturday’s marches were successful because they rallied millions, not just a small core of activists.
The Stakes Are Clear
Theresa May’s plans for implementing Brexit will be disastrous for workers.
Mexico’s Gasolinazo
A hike in fuel prices has sparked popular protests across Mexico. Will it take a deeper political form?
Striking the Startups
In Italy, striking food couriers showed “gig economy” capitalists they’re serious about their rights as workers.
We Can Make the Nazis Back Down
How a Montana town came together to shut down a white-supremacist march led by Richard Spencer.
No Free Lunches
Here’s something liberals and conservatives agree on.
The Rebel Girl
As we build a movement to thwart Trump and win genuine social change, the activist life of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn is instructive.
On the Market
New York governor Andrew Cuomo wants to be loved by the people but paid by the developers.
The Politics of Nostalgia
To defeat the nostalgic nationalism that Donald Trump personifies, we must offer an alternative future worth fighting for.
Assessing Obama
With Donald Trump set to enter the Oval Office, we look back on what Barack Obama’s presidency meant for the Left.