Zohran Mamdani’s Childcare Plan Is Pro-Family
Anyone who wants to make it easier for Americans to start families should support childcare policies like the ones being proposed by New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
19661 Articles by: Tiffany McCoy
Tiffany McCoy is the executive director of House Our Neighbors and one of the managers of the Proposition 1A campaign.
Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse
Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source capacity over the last decade.
How Canada Can Say No to Donald Trump
By substantively rebuilding its national sovereignty, Canada can de-link itself from US economic and political domination.
Atomic Abundance and Its Enemies
Wrangling over the construction of nuclear power in New York State has revealed the priorities of some of the state’s biggest environmental lobbies. For them, creating bureaucratic procedures they can oversee is more important than building clean energy.
A Historian Surveys the Wreckage in Gaza
French historian Jean-Pierre Filiu has visited Gaza many times — but he had to make his most recent visit in December in secret. Defying Israel’s attempt to control reporting, his latest book is a devastating account of the destruction of Gazan society.
The Challenge of Low Birth Rates for the Socialist Project
The global birth rate collapse threatens more than economic dynamism and the viability of the welfare state. It poses a threat to the future of radical politics.
Zohran Mamdani Is Getting Us Unstuck
In both of the absurd controversies over Zohran Mamdani’s college application to Columbia and the furor over the phrase “globalize the intifada,” we see the experiences of one subjugated people being used to preclude any understanding of another subjugated people.
All the Worst People Are Losing It Over Zohran Mamdani’s Win
Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s mayoral primary last month has resulted in absolute meltdowns from billionaires, genocide supporters, and other assorted defenders of the status quo. Let’s pause for a moment to enjoy them.
An Iranian Watches the Bombs Drop
The horror of Donald Trump’s war on Iran as experienced by an Iranian living in New York City.
How Israel Weaponizes Aid Against Palestinians
Israel has used snipers and even naval artillery to attack Gazans lining up for aid as part of a long-term plan to ethnically cleanse the strip. Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani explains what might be capable of constraining Benjamin Netanyahu.
Saikat Chakrabarti Wants to Remake the Democratic Party
Saikat Chakrabarti, a founder of Justice Democrats and former top AOC aide, is challenging Nancy Pelosi for her seat in Congress. He talked to Jacobin about his vision for an ambitious program to transform the US economy and reverse class dealignment.
The Socialist Movement Led Zohran Mamdani to Victory
Pundits have emphasized Zohran Mamdani’s videos and charisma and Andrew Cuomo’s weaknesses in Mamdani’s victory. But easily the most important factor in that victory is the movement that the Democratic Socialists of America have built in New York City.
From New York to Ohio, Americans Support Economic Populism
Zohran Mamdani’s recent win in New York City drove home the political promise of economic populism. A bold progressive economic agenda can win working-class voters in the Midwest too.
Get Ready for Citizens United 2.0
Is it possible for American democracy to be further degraded by the influence of billionaires? Thanks to champion of the working class J. D. Vance and his right-wing friends, including “dark money kingpin” Leonard Leo, we may soon find out.
Donald Trump Is Just Another Republican President
Donald Trump styled himself as a populist, antiestablishment president. But look at what he has actually done in office, and you see he’s a status quo politician with nothing to offer working Americans.
AI-Driven Worker Displacement Is a Serious Threat
By many estimates, the increasing use of artificial intelligence is set to produce significant job losses. The prospect of serious disruption demands that we start formulating egalitarian policy solutions right now.
Greece Is Shutting the Door to Refugees
Greece has declared a three-month halt to all asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa. The European Union is hardening its borders, even if it means trampling on its own laws.
The War on Inflation Is a Class War
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell recently warned that the United States was at risk of stagflation, a combination of high inflation and economic slowdown. When this happened in the 1970s, capitalists used the crisis to attack organized labor.
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The War in Gaza as Told Through Dead Journalists
Documentary filmmaker Robert Greenwald talks to Jacobin about the targeted killing of journalists in his harrowing new film Gaza: Journalists Under Fire.