Carlos Rosa’s Political Capital
Recently, Chicago city councillor Carlos Rosa’s socialist politics cost him in the halls of power. He speaks to Jacobin about why he refuses to “throw a movement under the bus.”
19561 Articles by: Karl Leffme
Karl Leffme is a socialist in New York CIty.
Organize the Minor Leagues
Minor league baseball players get paid little and enjoy even fewer labor rights. The only solution is organizing.
Beyond $15
The Fight for $15’s successes in Seattle show that the campaign can achieve victories far beyond the fast food industry.
We’ll See Each Other in Bogotá
The western hemisphere’s oldest guerrilla army is putting down their arms and becoming a political party. What does the future hold for them?
Tony Blair’s Ghoulish Last Decade
The Iraq War salesman may be getting into politics again. Here’s a nauseating look back at his appalling post–Downing Street years.
The Redundancy Myth
Implementing Medicare for All would cause some job loss. But it would be more manageable than you might think.
The System Failed
Every day Donald Trump is in the White House is an indictment of American democracy.
Germany Is Not an Island
Germany’s elections show that the country is not insulated from a crisis-prone Europe, but part and parcel of it.
The Burning Question
For British Columbia’s forests, threatened by the worst wildfire season on record, it’s either socialism or extinction.
The Vietnam War Is Not Over
Ken Burns’s documentary on the Vietnam War seeks a premature closure.
The Final Conquest
Hurricane Maria as the latest battle in a 500 year war.
Revolutionary Possibility
China Miéville’s October depicts the transformative hope of revolution.
A Shift to the Right?
Commentators and politicians have taken a rightward shift in German society for granted. But the reality is much more complicated.
Bernie vs. the Washington Consensus
Yesterday, Bernie Sanders showed his commitment to a sharp break from the foreign policy platforms of both the Democratic and Republican establishments.
Crackdown in Catalonia
Podemos MP Manolo Monereo discusses the road from Spain’s political crisis to the standoff over Catalan independence.
Strength in Division
Die Linke MEP Fabio De Masi on why Germany’s fragmented electorate will return Angela Merkel to office this Sunday.
The Merkel Effect
As German elections loom this Sunday, cracks may be starting to show in Merkel’s radical centrist reign.
New Zealand’s Paper Left
By all appearances, tomorrow’s election in New Zealand could sweep a young, energetic left into power. But appearances are deceiving.
Debating Catalonia
Izquierda Unida MP Alberto Garzón debates the Catalan independence referendum with the CUP’s Pau Llonch.
Struggle Session
Suzy Hansen’s Notes on a Foreign Country asks its American readers to finally recognize their nation’s place in the world.