Free and Unequal
Higher education should be free. But we can’t just copy the flawed European model.
19276 Articles by: T Rivers
T Rivers is a pseudonymous journalist who covers East and Central Africa.
Indict the System, Not Just Darren Wilson
Whatever the grand jury’s decision in Ferguson, one thing is clear: black life isn’t worth much in America.
The Many Deaths of Klinghoffer
The Death Of Klinghoffer isn’t antisemitic. It’s anti-peace.
No More Backroom Deals
A draconian proposal threatened Massachusetts teachers. Here’s how they defeated it.
Democrats, Inc.
Sarah Leonard on the Democratic Party and her formative political experiences.
Serve the People
Homelessness isn’t an accident. It’s the result of a brutal economic system and conscious state policy.
The Walls the West Won’t Tear Down
Twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall, lethal borders remain. We must dismantle them.
Capitalism’s Victims
Increasingly dehumanizing work has caused an epidemic of suicides in France.
College Athletes of the World, Unite
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes in Jacobin on the exploitation of college athletes.
Mystifying Poverty
The jargon of school reformers only masks the poverty that stifles student achievement.
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.