A Blueprint for Calling the Question
Politicians are paying attention to socialists these days. We should compel candidates to adopt pro-worker laws, pick fights with business, and talk openly about class conflict.
375 Articles by: Meagan Day
Meagan Day is an associate editor at Jacobin. She is the coauthor of Bigger than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism.
“I Have No Problem Saying I’m a Democratic Socialist”
Jumaane Williams is the Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate for New York lieutenant governor. In an interview, he explains his broad progressive platform — and states “I’m a democratic socialist.”
Who’s Endangering the Endangered Species Act?
The capitalist drive for profit is posing a looming threat to a landmark environmental law.
The Return of the Super-Elite
New research reveals inequality levels not seen in a century — and it shows where these new super-elites live, too.
CEOs vs. Workers
Bernie Sanders’s town hall on Monday delivered a radical message: workers are getting screwed, and the capitalist class is to blame.
Capitalism Is Ruining Science
Creeping marketization has created perverse incentives for researchers — threatening the wholesale corruption of science itself.
“It Really Comes Down to Empowering the Working Class”
Socialist New York State Senate candidate Julia Salazar on electoral politics, the Democratic Party, and why strikes matter.
Choose Wisely
Employers love high-deductible insurance plans. They’re designed to deter patients from seeking care — and they work.
The Roots of Trump’s Family Separation Policy
Confused about what’s new and what’s not in Trump’s cruel migrant detention policies? Here are some answers.
The Age of Teenage Anxiety
Being a teenager under neoliberalism can be hazardous to your mental health. Here are three ideas to make life as a teen a little less overwhelming.
The Assault on Veterans’ Health Care
Taking a page from the charter school lobby’s playbook, profiteers and ideologues are trying to dismantle America’s best health care system, the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Feeble Strength of One
The Supreme Court has handed bosses a license to divide workers and break the law.
The Myth of the Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire
A new book dismantles the myth of a class-blind public.
When Ramparts Reigned
How Ramparts went from Catholic literary magazine to the vanguard of the New Left.
A Line in the Sand
Bernie Sanders’ Workplace Democracy Act promises a fundamental shift of power toward working people.
UC Workers on Strike
They’re fighting against austerity and privatization — and for the very idea of public institutions.
A Field Guide to the New Red-Baiting
Faced with a historic public-sector strike wave, anti-labor forces are sharpening their rhetorical weapons.
There’s Always Another Crisis
Why the Left needs to start preparing for the next recession now.
Quitting Cold Turkey
Drug trials run by pharmaceutical companies are a disaster for public health. Fortunately, there’s an alternative.
The Democrats and the Deficit Con
Dick Cheney was right: deficits don’t matter. If only Democrats would learn.