Safety Pins and Swastikas
The frameworks of liberal identity politics and “alt-right” white nationalism are proving curiously compatible.
19505 Articles by: Karl Leffme
Karl Leffme is a socialist in New York CIty.
The Sanctuary Solution
Sanctuary cities will be one of the strongest bulwarks against Trump’s inhumane immigration agenda.
When Abstention Is Progress
The recent UN vote on Israeli settlements is belated and toothless, but it gives a boost to anti-occupation activists.
When Capitalists Get Their Hands Dirty
Trump promised an anti-establishment administration. Instead he’s empowered capitalists to rule for personal gain.
Lessons From the Bund
A newly translated memoir takes us inside the Jewish Labor Bund’s fight for survival and social transformation in 1930s Poland.
A Constitutional Revolution
The Constitution has strangled American democracy for long enough. We need a constituent assembly.
The Rich Already Have a UBI
10 percent of all national income is paid out to the 1 percent as capital income. Why not give it to all as a universal basic income?
The Ghost of Japanese Internment
Trump’s calls for a Muslim registry have reignited memories of the World War II–era incarceration of Japanese Americans.
What Is Aleppo?
The response to Gary Johnson’s gaffe captured all the hubris and faux expertise of 2016.
Double Your Dissent
Donate so Jacobin can make 2017 suck a little bit less.
The Elite Roots of Richard Spencer’s Racism
Alt-right racist Richard Spencer personifies a common, if overlooked, phenomenon: the well-educated and well-off bigot.
Canada’s Hemisphere
Canadian foreign policy sees Latin America as a playground for its most voracious corporations.
Remember the Massacre at Wounded Knee
On this day in 1890, the US Army murdered as many as 300 Native American men, women, and children.
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016)
What we liked about Carrie Fisher was that she seemed inclined to tell the truth, and almost nobody does that, certainly not Hollywood stars.
Taking Militancy to College
Like their counterparts in K-12, academic workers in public higher ed have organized to challenge austerity.
The Special Ed Students Deserve
Free-market education reform has hit special-needs students especially hard.
Defend George Cicciariello-Maher
The Left must combat employers’ enormous authority over workers’ political speech.
Beyond Bread and Butter
The University of Manitoba strike showed that worker power isn’t all about money — it’s also about collective self-governance.
With Friends Like Bannon
Trump’s administration will embolden the Right to harass, suppress, and silence any criticism of Israel.
The Hammer and Cross
Examining the fraught relationship between Christianity and Marxism.