Can Socialists Win in Chicago?
Today’s election in Chicago is the most important the city has seen in a generation. After years of austerity, there’s finally an opportunity to begin breaking with Rahm Emanuel’s neoliberal status quo.
20383 Article(s) by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
The Worst Diplomat in the World
Jair Bolsonaro’s chief foreign policy architect is combining rabid nationalist rhetoric with pathetic submissiveness to the United States.
Brexit: What Happens Now?
Theresa May’s EU debacle has forced Labour to pull the trigger on its final Brexit option: calling for a second referendum. Get ready for the chaos.
A Plan to Win Socialism In America
The welfare state isn’t enough. A future Bernie Sanders government needs to pursue policies that diminish the power of capital and radically democratize the economy.
Remind Me Never to Watch the Oscars Again
The Academy Awards were even more of a shitshow than usual this year. This is Jacobin’s last Oscars article, because we will find better things to do with our lives than watch that garbage.
America Is an Oligarchy. It Doesn’t Have to Be.
Just three men have more wealth than 160 million Americans. We’re ruled by a rigged system designed to exploit the many for the benefit of the few.
Socialism: An Idea That Will Live on Beyond 2020
Make sure Jacobin can keep carrying its torch.
The State We Need
Socialists throughout history have understood that holding office is not the same thing as winning power. Working people can only entrench their victories through a fight to change the state itself.
Propagandists of Privilege
Corbyn’s experience is proof: if the media won’t give the Left a fair hearing, they can be circumvented.
When Social Democracy Radicalized
A CIA report from November 1967 reveals the agency’s deep fear of Swedish social democracy, and its rising star Olof Palme.
Socialism Is for the Children
Raising kids should be a joy. But in the United States today it often means poverty and stress.
What Is Europe?
Europe Since 1989 is a book about neoliberalism in Europe written by someone who doesn’t know what neoliberalism is, and hasn’t really paid much attention to Europe.
The Real Life of Social Realism
The communist Charles White created images of dignity to portray America’s working class. Now, forty years after his death, his art is back in the mainstream.
Our Very Own Albert Speer
The architect Philip Johnson had some good qualities. He was also talentless, a fascist, and a liar.
The Man Who Shot America in the Face
Vice reminds us of the hell Dick Cheney wrought, with help from a rogue’s gallery of perps, hacks, creeps, and fall guys.
Winning Democracy in America
Forget socialist democracy; by virtue of its Constitution, the United States barely has political democracy. If we take expanding democracy seriously — and if we want to implement sweeping social reforms — we need some serious changes.
Solving Poverty Is Simple
Corporations are making record profits. That’s money we could use to lift millions out of misery.
Here’s What Bernie Could Do in Power
From climate change to criminal justice and student debt: here’s what Bernie Sanders could do if he had executive office and mass popular support, but faced a hostile Congress.
The Exercise of Power
The “class-struggle social democracy” of Bernie Sanders is exceedingly difficult to pull off. If he wins, he’ll face structural pressure to compromise: administering a capitalist state requires maintaining corporate profits. We’ll need to create our own pressure through strikes and protests.
Amazon and the Jobs Charade
Critics are blasting leftists like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for chasing Amazon away from New York City. But we have nothing to apologize for — it’s the Left that is fighting for unionized, well-paying jobs.