Mystifying Poverty
The jargon of school reformers only masks the poverty that stifles student achievement.
20407 Article(s) by: Julia Goodman
Rasmea Odeh: Guilty for Resistance
Rasmea Odeh was found guilty of lying on immigration documents based on a confession obtained through Israeli torture.
The Exploitation of Veterans Day
How should we observe Veterans Day? By working to eradicate war and the economic system that helps produce it.
Making Poverty History
To end global poverty, we have to end global capitalism.
Building Outside the Democratic Party
The Green Party campaign against Andrew Cuomo must become the launching pad for an independent political movement.
Six Points on the Midterm Elections
What should we take away from Tuesday’s election results?
Enforcing Apartheid
An interview about the persecution of Rasmea Odeh and other Palestinian activists.
The Solution is Democracy
Democracy isn’t a barrier to solving global issues like climate change. It’s humanity’s best hope.
Education, Inc.
A Jacobin investigation finds widespread corruption at one of the nation’s largest charter school networks.
They’re Still Redlining
Wall Street has developed new forms of housing discrimination to profit off communities of color.
Keeping Sex Workers Quiet
Reducing the sex industry to human trafficking silences the sex workers fighting for their labor rights.
Ending War from the Inside
David Zeiger on the antiwar GI movement.
Data Journalism Done Wrong
Vox says higher wages for fast-food workers will lead to mass layoffs. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Les Simerables
SimCity isn’t a sandbox. Its rules reflect the neoliberal common sense of today’s urban planning.
The New Loan Sharks
The dependence of the poor on payday loans is neither natural nor inevitable. It is the result of neoliberal policies.
Nature’s Metropolis
Experiments in design promise a better future for everyone, but only if they come with emancipatory politics to boot.
A Union of One
The Freelancers Union treats workers like consumers of the services they provide. It doesn’t deserve to be called a union.
Fanfare Without the Fans
The luxury suites in modern stadiums are reminders that capitalist society values elite consumption over public enjoyment.
Disrupting Apartheid
A conversation with Lara Kiswani about Block the Boat and the BDS movement.
Moneyball
The World Series is in full swing, powered by the hidden labor of Costa Rican workers.