Jordan Z. Bollag is an organizer with the Seattle Democratic Socialists of America, former policy director of the 2024 Marianne Williamson presidential campaign, and a member of Jewish Voice for Peace.
In February, Seattle voters approved a ballot initiative to levy a tax on businesses to fund the construction of democratically governed social housing. Jacobin spoke with one of the campaign’s lead organizers about the measure.
Critics of decriminalizing drugs have pointed to rising overdose rates to argue that decriminalization doesn’t work. In fact, such policies are effective — when combined with robust state support for addiction treatment.
In July, Israel’s far-right government pushed through a law undermining the power of the country’s Supreme Court. Israeli protests against the law have scarcely mentioned one of its key features: making it even easier for Israel to trample the rights of Palestinians.