Amid aggressive bank lobbying and Donald Trump’s efforts at deregulation, we may be seeing the return of residential-mortgage-backed securities — one of the financial products that led to millions of foreclosures during the Great Recession.
Last week was the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision enshrining the idea that money in politics is not corruption, but constitutionally protected speech. States and cities across the US are battling the rotten legacy of that decision.
Democratic socialist and Minneapolis City Council member Robin Wonsley was reelected and elevated to minority leader just days before ICE escalated its raids. We spoke to her about fighting immigration repression alongside city residents.
Tenants across buildings owned by Pinnacle Group are testing whether collective power can force new arrangements with landlords and the city government under a new pro-tenant mayor, Zohran Mamdani.
Physician Abdul El-Sayed, one of the most prominent advocates of Medicare for All, is now running for US Senate in Michigan. Jacobin spoke to him about his campaign and the continuing fight for single-payer health care.
In the US, union pension funds collectively manage roughly $8 trillion in worker savings. Sweden’s Meidner Plan suggests how labor can wield that economic power effectively: by using pension funds to establish worker ownership over private companies.
A new book by the journalist Yi-Ling Liu documents the rise and fall of emancipatory politics on China’s internet and offers insights into the limitations of struggling for change online.
ICE is out of control. Democrats have numerous ways to restrain the agency, from barring ICE from domestic spying and terminating its contracts with tech companies to creating and fully funding an independent body to investigate its many abuses.
It’s hard to imagine viewers who end up tuning in to the new hagiographic Melania Trump documentary, Melania, having a reaction other than “time to sharpen our guillotines.”
General strikes are the most powerful tool in the working class’s arsenal. Recent mass actions in Minnesota against ICE terror were strong steps toward such a strike, but much more organizing is needed. Here’s how we can do it.
Chris Brooks, former chief of staff to United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain, was key to an attempt to transform a once mighty union hobbled by corruption and lethargy. Here’s what he learned from that process.
With Zohran Mamdani now mayor, Diana Moreno’s run for his old assembly seat in Queens tests how durable democratic socialist organizing has become in New York.
In Europe, labor unions and socialist parties marched together and won massive reforms. In the United States, they were divided. Vivek Chibber explains how that split still shapes US politics today.
California’s private insurers are abandoning homeowners and dodging payouts while padding executives’ pockets. A public disaster insurance system would cover everyone automatically, spread risk fairly, and invest in disaster prevention.
Aside from its authoritarian ambitions, the Trump administration shares few of the conditions of Latin America’s past military dictatorships. But its echoing of fearful rhetoric about an “enemy from within” remains just as dangerous today.
Women in the West Bank face daily harassment by Israeli settlers and troops. While Israel often paints itself as more forward-thinking on women’s rights, its occupation crushes Palestinian women’s autonomy and exposes them to violence.
Britain’s new left-wing force Your Party has got off to a troubled start. But faced with the historic decline of working-class organization, it’s vital that it makes good on its promise to rebuild grassroots power.
Ozploitation classic Wake in Fright holds a mirror up to some of the ugliest parts of Australia. Fifty-five years after its premiere, audiences can’t get enough.
The South Korean e-commerce platform Coupang has been engulfed by scandals over data breaches and dangerous work conditions. Having spent millions to lobby US politicians, the firm is now calling in their help to protect it from scrutiny by regulators.
Democratic socialist David Orkin is running for New York State Assembly in Queens, aiming to further bolster the left-wing stronghold and unseat a key ally of former mayor Eric Adams. Jacobin spoke to Orkin about his campaign.