Monkey Man Packs a Wild Punch
With a breakneck pace, Dev Patel’s directorial debut, Monkey Man, delivers on its bloody, brutal promise: a John Wick film in Mumbai that attempts to reclaim Hindu mythology for the underclasses of Indian society.
19118 Articles by: Wouter van de Klippe
Wouter van de Klippe is a freelance journalist and writer based in Europe. He is particularly interested in organized labor, social and environmental justice, and social welfare states.
Lætitia Sadier Talks to Jacobin About Revolutionary Love
Since her days as a founding member of avant-pop band Stereolab, Lætitia Sadier’s music has engaged with everything from world-systems analysis to the surrealists. In an interview with Jacobin, she explains why she’s a radical but not a savior.
These Stunning Images Show Palestinian Life Before the Nakba
Zionist propaganda refers to pre-1948 Palestine as a “land without a people.” A new photographic collection pushes back against this erasure of Palestinian history — and shows the vitality of its society before the Nakba.
Revisiting Marx’s Eighteenth Brumaire
In The Eighteenth Brumaire, Karl Marx analyzes revolution and reaction in mid-19th-century France to blistering effect. His appraisals offer enduring lessons on revolution, class dynamics, and the perpetual tussle with the bonds of history.
The UAW Is Supporting Mexican Autoworker Organizing
The UAW announced it will be providing material support to Mexican autoworker organizing. The effort aims at spreading independent unionism across the border — and at undermining automakers’ ability to threaten US workers with offshoring their jobs.
Daniel Dennett’s Dead-End Social Darwinism
Throughout his career, philosopher Daniel Dennett has combined arrogant speculation about science with his conservative philosophical assumptions. His recent attempts to pettily settle scores in his memoir only confirm his backward worldview.
Israel’s Spy-Tech Industry Is a Global Threat to Democracy
Israel has developed one of the most advanced surveillance industries in the world. With government support, companies like the NSO Group have been offering their services to authoritarian regimes to help them clamp down on political dissent.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Workers Want a Raise
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is necessary to prevent predatory corporate behavior. Americans need it to be functional. Instead it’s embroiled in an internal labor conflict, with management stonewalling unionized workers demanding a raise.
Nancy Fraser: Germany Canceled Me for Supporting Palestine
Cologne University has canceled philosopher Nancy Fraser’s planned visiting professorship after learning she signed a pro-Palestine letter. In her first interview after the cancellation, Fraser says she won’t let Germany stop her from standing up for Palestine.
Labour’s Misplaced Faith in a Capital-Led Green Transition
The Labour Party has retreated on its ambitious climate spending pledges, scrapping a plan to invest £28 billion a year in green energy. But the continued reliance on private capital to drive a rapid green transition is a demonstrably bad bet.
The Barnes & Noble Union Fight Is Spreading
The union drive at Barnes & Noble has now spread to six of the national bookseller’s locations, attempting to organize the bookstore giant on a store-by-store basis. It could be a key front in the fight to unionize the US culture industry.
Don’t Fear “Collectivism”
The socialist objective of securing shelter, leisure time, and economic well-being is about creating a foundation upon which everyone can pursue their dreams, curiosities, and ambitions — without having to constantly worry about their mere survival.
The “Uncommitted” Movement Is Hugely Popular
Large numbers of Democratic primary voters are rejecting Joe Biden over Israel’s murderous war on Gaza. The president risks undermining any moral argument for his reelection in November.
The UAW Is Gearing Up for Two Union Elections in the South
At a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a Mercedes factory in Vance, Alabama, the United Auto Workers have filed for union elections. If the UAW wins, it would be a major victory against anti-union bulwarks.
The For-Profit Nursing Home Scam
Private equity–owned nursing home facilities across the country are poaching government funds that should be used to increase staffing levels and pay workers more to line their owners’ pockets.
To Make Unions Resonate Again, Study the CIO’s History
Declining union density has diminished American workers’ awareness of labor organizing, pride in union status, and sense of belonging to a tradition of collective struggle. The history of the CIO can teach us how to embed unions in the working class again.
How Israel Facilitated the Guatemalan Genocide
Gaza isn’t the only place where Israel has sponsored mass killing. During the 1980s, Israel intervened in Guatemala as a proxy for the United States, providing arms and training to the military governments that slaughtered thousands of indigenous Maya.
Archaeologists Are Organizing to Dig Out of Poverty Wages
Field archaeologists work physically demanding jobs exposed to the elements, often for low pay and meager benefits from private employers. We spoke to one self-identified “dirty shovel bum” about why he and his coworkers are organizing.
Europe’s Mood of War Is Whitewashing the Far Right
Ahead of June’s EU elections, centrist politicians are again calling for a vote to stop the far right. But the far right has already won mainstream credibility — and it’s because it accepts the EU’s increasing devotion of public funds to the defense industry.
Blaming Low Wages on Bad Schooling Is a Neoliberal Myth
For the past 40 years, privately funded interest groups and lawmakers have promoted the idea that US schools are failing and causing economic dysfunction. The story provides cover for the real culprits of inequality: wealth-hoarding bosses.